I was wrong and I am sorry.

So story time,

A few years ago I lived in the Sullivan Hall while I was going to school at N.C. State. During this time I lived with some awesome guys. One night as we were standing around talking Josh Clemmons and I got to talking about what defines good literature. As you can understand from the seriousness of this topic and the depth at which we are both versed in it (<- Sarcasm) the conversation quickly got out of hand. After a few hours I was making up "facts" to get my point across and sure enough Josh called me out on it. I got defensive, lied some more and we continued the argument which concluded in both of us saying some things we regretted to each other. So we left it at that and went to sleep.

The next day Josh walks into my room somewhat early on in the morning and apologizes to me about what he said to me the night previous. This shocked me! Saying sorry? Saying your wrong? Admitting defeat (this is how I saw it)? This was a foreign concept to me.

What Josh did took him maybe 2 minutes and it not only quickly repaired any damage that had been done to our friendship but it was an amazing example. I learned that day how to say I am sorry/I was wrong and that it is one of the best things you can ever say. The crazy thing is when he told me that I realized what I had said and done and told him I was sorry and that I had lied.

Neither of us yelled at the other or got mad at each other. At this point your thinking "Well duh!" but isn't that how we think? We think that if we "Admit Defeat" by being wrong or saying sorry that we will be made fun of for it, or that by doing so we are giving someone power over us. The beautiful thing is thats not true. From that day on I have tried to say these words more, I haven't been perfect at it and I probably don't do it enough but it has helped my relationships with people so much and it is not as scary as I thought it would be.

My challenge to you today is to say sorry, even if it's a long time coming. Start admitting that you are wrong and you will see how it takes stress away and gives you some freedom. Don't let selfishness control your life today!

Someone who has done many wrongs,
Keegan