How many times do we apologize to one particular person when a mistake is being made? How often do we thank somebody rather than being sorry? There are times where one apology would lead someone to tear out of joy and relieve, but there are also the moments where it would depress a person even more, or has no effect in cheering him up. Do we apologize to our parents for we have been giving them tones of ‘troubles’? Or shall we thank them for being so patient with us all this while? When one is feeling lonely at a place far, far away, we are more prone to feel sorry for not able to be by his side and hold him tight, but how many actually thank this particular person as he is willing to share his thoughts with them, instead of keeping it to himself? We apologize when we realise our mistakes, but we thank people when we appreciate their hard work, acknowledging them or, acknowledging ourselves. Indeed, both ‘thank you’ and ‘sorry’ are hard to be pronounced at times, not to mention when the words are desperately needed and God knows whether we mean it or not. Anyway, if we are to compare both, we would find that an appreciation is a better way in expressing ourselves instead of giving apologies, as the former has a better effect in cheering a person up, lift up the smile on one’s face.
