Quote of the Week

This week's quote: "Never apologize. Your friends don’t need it and your enemies won’t believe you anyway."

Of course this quote is not advocating the abolishing of apologies. Its origin stems from the idea that under some circumstances the offender and the offended know that an infraction has occurred and internally both sides know that either an apology isn't needed, or it won't matter.

The Bible says that "love covers a multitude of sins." When two people love each other their actions and behaviors are not meant to offend. There is an understanding that weariness, or perhaps a lapse in judgment may have been the reason for the offense. Under those conditions the apology doesn't have to come in words because it can be sensed by the persons feeling of remorse or a corresponding action attempting to rectify the wrong.

On the other hand, some people are prone to wanting to exact revenge when they are offended. No amount of apologizing or acts of restitution seem to be good enough for them. You might as well save your words and watch your back. Settling the score, in their mind, is the only way to fix the wrong.

Pay attention to your relationships. Build strong loving ones and you won't have to do a lot of apologizing. Your love or theirs will cover the wrong. And when you identify your enemies, do your best to not to offend them and when you do, don't waste your words, do your best to right the situation and get a good nights sleep.