That dreaded word... "Sorry".

It's gotta be the only word in the English language more common than "I love you" and overused to the point where it means less than nothing.

Someone bumps into you in a crowded hallway? "Oh, sorry."

A foot is stepped on in an awkward, formal dance? "Sorry!"

 When someone walks into a lamp post, wrapped up in the thoughts of their own little bubble? Even then… 

"Sorr--"

Admit it, we've all done it. 

Have you ever counted the number of 'sorry's we utter in an average day? What about the number we hear on a daily basis? Maybe it'll surprise you how easily that one word comes out. Do we mean it when we say it? No, of course we don't. (Unless you truly feel guilty for bumping into a wall.) 

The fact that 90% of the time we don't even attach a simple "I'm" to the beginning of the word simply proves the point that no, we aren't ever sorry when we mumble one-worded apologies that are forgotten within the minute.

The truth is, by leaving out the word "I'm", we're subconsciously shrugging away the fault from ourselves, carelessly throwing the word out there because hey, who cares? It's just out of politeness, right?

Of course.

But a "sorry" doesn't heal a broken heart. Hell, a "sorry" can even add another fracture. 

And we're getting to the point where we say it just to be saying something when we don't know what else to say. 

Frankly, if I were that mother who just lost a child, I think I'd feel better if you said nothing at all. 

By saying sorry you're implying that whatever happened was at least partly your fault. So why, why do we say "I'm sorry" when it has nothing to do with us? What are we really trying to say?

"Phew, I'm so glad that happened to you and not to me."

I admit this is how I think at times, and am I proud of it? Of course not. But I'm human, and so are you. So let's try to be truly human together, okay? Save the 'sorry's for the little accidents. And when someone needs you to say something real, say it. Or simply take a moment and say nothing at all, because everyone knows that silence can say more sometimes than words ever will.