SORRY

Kind words are short and easy to speak but the echos are truly endless.

It was the month of March in the year 2009, I was studying very deeply on the day of my final exam. When I looked at the wall clock it was around 1:20 PM and I had to reach my exam center by 1:45 PM. Told to myself, "oh God, it’s too late let me hurry up in getting ready". I got ready, had a quick lunch and took off on my favorite ladybird... (here pause) of course it’s my bicycle. I sped fast through the busy lanes with a single-minded determination to reach the exam hall. During my fast ride, noticed a boy riding still faster than me. That moment my heart was urging me to ride still faster than him. I pedaled faster and overtook him and there was an exhilaration within me. Then I heard a voice from the back: "excuse me, please...," one more time "Excuse me..." I looked back and said, "what is your problem? I need to go for an exam." Again, heard the voice: "Excuse me." this moment didn’t respond to him and finally reached the exam hall. I parked my cycle took the pad and wallet. I looked at the notice board to verify my classroom, and checked my pad for hall ticket, to my utter shock I realized that the hall ticket was missing. I was in tears and felt that the whole world turned upside downs and I didn't know what to do. Suddenly I heard the familiar voice: "excuse me please", turned back and gave a vivid look at him. But he was so cool and gave my hall ticket into my hands and said, "you missed it on the road". I told him "thanks" and moved into the exam hall. He was seated in the back seat of me to my surprise. I thought once the exam got over I should tell him a sorry.

Done my exam, came out of the hall and was searching for him but couldn't find him. At last, I was able to find him and approached him and asked to wait for a minute, but he passed away without any reply. But still, I didn’t give up and went back to him and said sorry for my rude behavior towards him. I repeated the word sorry more than 10 times unknowingly.

He smiled back and replied to me: "Its OK. No Problem. No need to tell sorry that many times." I immediately sensed relief for accepting my apologies. Later we conversed for some time and had fun. When I got back home, I felt happy my simple word sorry made the boy so cool and that made us bond a good friendship. As time flies, our friendship blossomed into relation and we are living happily.

Sorry is truly a magical word and it has the power to create bonds between people and mend the broken relationships. Thereby making the world a better place. Saying sorry doesn't mean that you are wrong... It just means that you are valuing a relationship more than ego... So, my dear friends when was the last time you said sorry to someone?