I'm Sorry. Really, I Am.

Apology: An acknowledging and expressing regret for a fault, injury, insult, etc.; asking a person's pardon.

I'm not real big on the whole apologizing thing. The main obstacle is that I don't think that I do anything wrong, which would preclude apologizing for anything that I have done, which by definition would not require that I admit fault. If you have been harmed in some way, well, so be it. It's unlikely that I'm the cause of that injury. You can't prove a thing. Sue me if you think you can win in a court of law. Then try to find me. Try to collect. Lots of people have, few with any success.

I have to admit that my least favorite step would be the one that asks that I make direct amends to people that I have harmed. Can't I send a proxy to apologize for anything that I might have done? Can't I assume that you'll get over it on your own? One of my favorite slogans is: "Maybe if I pull my drapes and turn off the phone, it'll go away."

I think that the main reason that I try to act well is that I hate making amends. I don't like admitting that I'm wrong, even when I am. I harbor a sneaking suspicion that you are the real cause of any problems that exist. And to add insult to injury, sometimes people don't accept my apology. That's a crime against humanity. Off to the Hague you go.

Good behavior doesn't have any inherent attraction for me.