What is more important in life, a) to apologise or b) to say thank you?

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   Theocharis Vposted 12 years ago

   What is more important in life, a) to apologise or b) to say thank you?

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   jellygatorposted 12 years ago

   I believe they are equally important. They apply to different kinds of events, but both are related to being sensitive to another person's needs.
   
   I don't think apologies necessarily need words, though. I talk about this in a hub I wrote: http://jellygator.hubpages.com/hub/Its- … y-Im-Sorry

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   Monay Loveposted 12 years ago

   It's more important to forgive, but being that it wasn't an option, it's more important to apologize so that you can be forgiven.

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   rajan jollyposted 12 years ago

   I think these are 2 different words spoken in 2 different contexts, so one cannot be used to replace the other. Both are equally important. However, if I have to choose between the two, I would say that tendering an apology or saying sorry is more difficult than saying thank you.I think, apologising is more important in life since it saves hard feelings and friction in any relationship.

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   Ian Dabasori Hetrposted 12 years ago

   To me personally, both are important but depending on the situation.

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   Shake Shahposted 12 years ago

   I am so confused to pick up one option...!!
   I will select the options (a) and (b)..

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   reeltaulkposted 12 years ago

   whats most important is to be genuine with whatever you do....period!  It doesn't look good when you pretend or practice behaviors that you really have no interest in only to show your true colors sooner than later and guess what?  You're exposed!  Ooops my good girl/boy image is tarnished and now I have to whatever or just pretend like it wasn't my fault. Sincerity and genuiness goes a long way.  Everyone knows that no one is perfect, so why pretend to be, unless you truly are striving to be?

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   Eliminate Cancerposted 12 years ago

   I think 'Thank You' is more important.  The more you are appreciative of those around you, the less you will need to apologize.  Besides, I think an apology is best done through action - make up for the things you've done wrong.

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   xethonxqposted 12 years ago

   I think if you work on saying thank you consistently you'll rarely have to apologize.

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    Insane Mundaneposted 12 years ago

    c) to live life without regret and to treasure what you see fit.

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    Faceless39posted 12 years ago

    They're both very important at times, but apologizing is often way harder, so I'll go with that.  But both are nice!

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    shampa sadhyaposted 12 years ago

    I believe that these two terms are very important in life but they are used in different context. Thanking somebody is an easy task but to apologise is very tough.especially if you are an egoist. I consider that if you apologise then in one way you are thanking that person without directly saying 'thank you' to him. It is because accepting fault makes one a better person and that person deserves a 'thank you' who made him realise his fault. Apology reflects 'thank you' too so I will go for apology while thank you is very important but in some relations if it is used frequently then it sounds too formal.

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    avan989posted 12 years ago

    thank you. Always need to acknowledged hardwork

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    mikejhcaposted 12 years ago

    I think saying thank you is more important.  Someone does something nice so you say thank you.  It may encourage them and you to do more nice things and in turn cause more people to do the same.  I like it when people thank me so I thank other people when they do something nice for me.  If I do something nice and they ignore me or give me a strange look I would be less likely to do it again.
    
    Usually when someone apologies to me it does not really mean anything to me.  It does not trigger an emotional response or anything.  So I do not think saying I am sorry would make other people feel better.

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