Today I was super pissed off with two bloody fuckers in school. They are not students but tutors. I shall not elaborate. Of course, the occurence of some events set me thinking about this question: Do people really mean it when they say thank you or sorry? Haved the true meanings of these words diminished when they are overused as a way to express courtesy in our everyday life?

Consider this scenario: A is talkative. She loves to comment on everything that is in her sight. As a result, sometimes, her vast numbers of comments becomes an irritant or even an insult to another person. When she realises it, she apologises. A's actions perpetuates in a vicious cycle and at the end of each round it is the word "Sorry". How much is A's sorry worth? What is the point of A saying sorry?

Consider another scenario: B is a passive persona who is restrained and conservative. C is an active, enthusiatic persona who seeks self improvement and advancement. B and C are colleagues. They were assigned to work on a project together. B and C collaborated well and were pleased with their analysis of the project. Before handing in the project proposal, C tells the boss that he didn't like the part of the proposal which was handled by B when there were general consensus on the idea at the point of time B and C did the project. Judging from the individual's persona, the boss sees B in a bad light, feeling that B have failed to collaborate well with his colleague C in the project. C appears to have not done that on purpose and is griefly sorry. He expressed his apologies with the word "SORRY!" How much is C's sorry worth here? Didin't he knew the content of the proposal? Why didn't he challenge the idea before handing in the proposal? If he didn't buy the idea why didn't he oppose it in the discussion phase of the project?

The above scenarios when seen in a cynical way would illustrate the lost of the intended value in the word sorry. Both cases illustrate an event where the person apologising should have known that their actions are undesirable. But they do it nevertheless. What is the fundamental problem here? People act without thinking? Or in a skeptical point of view - they are just people who says sorry for the sake of saying sorry after which continuing to perpetuate the same actions again to end off with the word sorry to ease tension. I don't know. I am staying neutral. What are your views? Or am I talking nonesense here? Haha... Some points to ponder about in our busy life where the word sorry and thank you are words that are used the most within a single day.