Greetings, everyone!
To begin with, people often make silly presentations on social media or online, whether through written or verbal content, and those who come across such posts sometimes react in anger.
A few months ago, I came across several such cases, especially on Facebook, that caught public attention. One particular case involved a musician and her boss, who had trained her and played a major role in making her who she is today. At some point, the agreement they had fell apart she no longer kept to the terms or fulfilled her part.
She flared up, thinking she had already reached the top, and soon the news spread online. Almost everyone was against her decision. After a lot of backlash and online dragging, she came out to clear the air. However, she didn’t apologize. Her main concern was to protect her reputation on social media. What she said didn’t come across as genuine she was hurt, even though she tried to explain herself.
Later on, a man came online and defamed her. In response, she involved her lawyer and threatened legal action. The man replied, saying he wasn’t in Nigeria and even if he were brought back in handcuffs, he would still speak the truth about her and her boss. At that point, things became even more serious for her. She almost lost her fame and reputation.
Offering a public apology became a big deal. Perhaps she had realized her mistakes, but apologizing was just too difficult for her.
My thoughts on these apology videos,
They require simplicity of heart, forgiveness, love, humility, and a genuine desire to speak the truth. Only then can one come online and sincerely apologize.
To me, I see an apology as you blessing someone with a free heart, so if someone forced you to make an apology definitely, it will not come from the heart; if willingly done, there would be a difference.
For instance, I am leading a group of people, and then issues come up, and it has not been dissolved and I as a leader am not happy with the people and maybe I'm asked to pray for them, sorry I won't be able to pray because my heart is not clear and I might be asked to apologize by the superior authority and I did, I tell the truth that the apology is not from my heart, they will still be murmuring within. So I said that apology videos, even private apologies online, are weightier; not everyone does it genuinely.
However, another one I watched online was a real apology video done by one of the public figures; as he was apologizing, he was also insulting the man again 😂😂😂. It was so funny, knowing fully that it wasn't done from his heart; maybe someone was pushing him to do that.
Apology videos should not be done by cohesion. It should be by an individual's willingness and feeling remorseful; from there, the individual would be genuine from the heart without any grudges.
This post is in response to the #Hivelearners featured contest, week 163 episode 2.
I love, I care, and I forgive
