I recalled as a kid how hard it was to say sorry, as the word ultimately meant an admission of wrongdoing, of guilt, of regret and at times, of failure. As we grew up, sorry was surely the quickest way to avoid prolonged nagging and to escape the stickiest of situations, merely paying lip service to the word without actually meaning it. I believe sorry is the single most used word peppered in our everyday conversations, spoken meaninglessly without actually meaning them.
Sorry seems to be the hardest word, which is what Elton John sang. And I just realised that when he sang it, it wasn’t merely from the perspective of the person who has to say sorry, but also the receiver. From this perspective, sorry can be the saddest word. “Sorry, I don’t love you” “Sorry, I didn’t mean to do it” “Sorry, I can’t give you that” “Sorry, you don’t mean anything to me”. For the receiving end, the word often times meant confirmation of an unfortunate and tragic fact, affirmation of a suspicion or betrayal, closure, sorrow and sadness, among others. It is truly the hardest and saddest word at times...
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Overheard in Banker Wanker's world:
Midori : "I am really sorry"
Banker Wanker : "Its okay, really, it is"
Banker Wanker hopes that that is all the sorry for the year he will get. Also, this is the last posting on Midori, let bygones be bygones.
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Leona Lewis says it all in her latest hit Happy
Someone once told me that you have to choose
What you win or lose
You can’t have everything
Don’t you take chances
You might feel the pain
Don’t you love in vain
’cause love won’t set you free
I can’t stand by the side
And watch this life pass me by
So unhappy
But safe as could be
So what if it hurts me?
So what it I break down?
So what if this world just throws me off the edge,
My feet run out of ground
I gotta find my place
I wanna hear my sound
Don’t care about all the pain in front of me
I just trying to be happy
I just wanna be happy, yeah
Holding on tightly
Just can’t let go
Just trying to play my role
Slowly disappear
But all these days
They feel like they’re they’re same
Just different faces
Different place
Get me out of here
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