We find the fullness of life, not only in options, but in commitments. Every child must be taught these principles. For KNX 1070, this is Michael Josephson reminding you that character counts. He was the Greek who held a lantern to everyone s face searching for an honest man. I kind of feel like that looking for an honest, meaningful apology.
Apologies come in lots of forms.
First, there s the get out of jail free apology. No matter what the apologizer has done, I m sorry is treated as full and adequate payment for any harm caused. As far as the apologizer is concerned, the apology closes the issue once and for all. Then there s the forced apology a child who apologizes to his sister under command from a parent or a celebrity who apologizes to his fans as an obvious public-relations gambit. These apologies have no sincere content and everyone knows it.