`Suddenly...Sorry isn't the hardest word

A definition

apology: a written or spoken expression of one's regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged.

What a few weeks for apologies it has been!

The British Government say sorry to the hundreds of children it deported to Australia in the last century:

'And this is a genuinely historic moment, as Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister, rises from his place in the House of Commons… He is standing now at the Dispatch Box… And yes, he is announcing he wants to make a public apology for – er – the deportation of children to Commonwealth countries, between 60 and 90 years ago.' This is a truly sad story. Children taken from local authority care and sent to the other side of the world, away from their family, their friends. One an only hope that this belated apology has made them feel better and made up for the confusion, fear and homesickness they may have suffered.

Tiger Woods apologising to, well everyone, for cheating on his wife with, well,
everyone:

Woods held a press conference and he addressed the controversy surrounding him, defended his wife Elin and also apologised to his fans and family for his infidelities. Maybe this is the way forward for testosterone filled sportsman who make a habit of shagging anything with a pulse (did you see Ashley Coles hairdressing shag? Shudder!)Maybe the more public the humiliation for the wife the more public the apology has to be. Shag one women and you can apologise via email,shag two and apology has to go on Twitter, three it has to go on YouTube and any more than that the apologiser has to call a press conference. Ashley Cole, Chelsea footballer and husband of the tiny and delectable Cheryl Cole, will be on the tea time news tomorrow looking crestfallen and contrite wiping a tear away as he says he needs help for his 'sex addiction'. Then an apology will be demanded from the BBC for devoting too much time to these nonentities when a war is being fought and disasters are happening all over the world. Ash...just a thought, try this -

It's sad, so sad
It's a sad, sad situation
And it's getting more and more absurd
It's sad, so sad
Why can't we talk it over
Oh it seems to me
That sorry seems to be the hardest word

Back to Woods. He reminded us in his apology he is a Buddhist. 'People probably don't realise it,' he said, 'but I was raised a Buddhist, and I actively practiced my faith from childhood until I drifted away from it in recent years.' Woods believes his Buddhist faith will be a key factor in helping him put his life back on track.

'Buddhism teaches that a craving of things outside ourselves causes an unhappy and pointless search for security,' he continued. 'It teaches me to stop following every impulse and to learn restraint.'

But Buddhist scholars say that forgiveness and redemption are core components of the faith. 'You're always beginning again in the Buddhist tradition,' said John Kornfield, a prominent Buddhist teacher based in California. 'You see that you're causing harm, you repent and ask forgiveness in some formal or informal way, and you start again.'

Buddhism, unlike love, means always having to say you're sorry.

Whoops, sorry I scored? No, sorry I missed!

Recent reports say that Wayne Bridges, Manchester City and England player, has, following allegations that his ex-girlfriend had an affair with Chelsea's John Terry, has opted not to be chosen for England duty. Bridges says "It has always been an honour to play for England. However, after careful thought I believe my position in the squad is now untenable and potentially divisive. Sadly therefore, I feel for the sake of the team and in order to avoid what will be inevitable distractions, I have decided not to put myself forward for selection." Of course Bridges is right. He must be very hurt and disappointed by the behaviour of someone he once loved and someone he thought of as a friend. Ms Perroncel was more than an ex-girlfriend. She is the mother of his child and Mr Terry was his friend. Ms Perroncel was also a close friend of Mrs Terry and the two families had shared holidays together. Perroncel and Terry are not two people who fell in love and had no choice but to devastate those close to them by becoming lovers. They just fancied a shag. Interestingly, Mark Bright, a sports commentator for BBC television and Radio 5 Live, told jokes about Terry and Bridge and repeated an abusive terrace chant about Terry’s conduct, which suggested it would be unwise to leave your wife close to the England and Chelsea captain. Bright has been 'forced' to
apologise. Which he did. On Twitter.

Speaking of John Terry, back in 2008 Terry, following his penalty miss in Moscow, felt the need to take the blame for the defeat squarely on his shoulders, issuing a public apology to everyone connected to Chelsea. In an open letter on the clubs website. Terry said "I am so sorry for missing the penalty and denying you the fans, my team-mates, family and friends, the chance to become European champions." I wonder if he feels so bad about denying Bridges the chance to represent his country in the 2010 World cup?


Toyota apologise to the millions of people who own a Toyota:

Toyota president and chief executive officer Akio Toyoda told a congressional committee that he takes "full responsibility" for the auto maker's problem. This apology has come rather late in the day and Toyota now have a long and difficult journey to re-estalish confidence in the brand.


apology 2010 style- a very public acknowledgement that you have been a prat and the promise that you will take medication for your pratmania and will never be a prat again.