Three Powerful Words That Can Change Any Trouble Situation

It was 16th June, 2005, when I boarded a bus from Enugu en-route Lagos, Nigeria (night bus). The journey was peaceful not until at about 4am when the driver announced the stopping over of the bus at one of the terminal to enable the passengers ease themselves. We alighted from the bus to do just that, but while doing that not quite too long the driver left the terminal without me.
Hurriedly I ran after the bus with a hope of catching up with the bus but all efforts failed. But while running, another bus coming behind stopped to give me a lift. And while inside the bus I was boiling inside with anger and contemplating the kind of drastic actions to take against the Driver and the bus Company for committing such a blunder mistake by abandoning me.
After two hours of hot chase, we finally met the bus and the driver. With anger in my voice I asked him “why did you leave me behind”? The first word that came out of his mouth was “I am Sorry”. Instantly I was pacified. He apologized for his mistake. What do you expect me to do again as person after having apologized?
Every one of us makes mistakes in our relationship with our neighbor, marriages, offices, business associates. Often we repeatedly commit these mistakes. If however you are willing to face your mistakes and apologize to people you offend, you will notice that stiff resistance dissolves and a spirit of forgiveness prevails. If you are unwilling to acknowledge your mistakes, then you have a serious problem - pride. A woman once said that the husband has never apologized to her in their twenty three years of marriage. The husband was asked if that was true. He admitted that he never did apologize to his wife because it was unmanly to say to his wife I am sorry. To him he said his father have never apologized to this mother.
“A soft answer turns away wrath: but grievous words stirs up anger. Prov.15:1” With the words of your mouth you can build up your relationship with your partner, neighbor, business associate, boss in the office. Also with the words of your mouth you can tear down what took you years to build. I have used this Powerful three word s in my 14 years of marriage. It is a proven tool to change the face of trouble spot. How I wish people today will learn how to use these great words, the tensed situation will receive a peaceful solution.
It takes a humble heart to say I am sorry. It takes lover of peace to admit his fault so as to enable peace reign. It takes a lover of peace to rather accept wrong than to allow the fire to result to disaster. Learn to swallow your Pride, humble yourself and tell the people you offend "I am Sorry". Those words will change the trouble zone.