The need to justify our actions.

It’s but human nature to justify yourself. We need to justify our selves our stands on most occasions. How can we not justify ourselves when we are wrongly interpreted or wrongly grilled? Justifying ourselves come in naturally. Its but a part of struggle of existence and survival of the fittest. But here the point is justifying a wrongdoing or supporting some gross things that we have done. I do not see myself there. I would rather admit my mistake and may be sometimes go over board with it, taking the share of my team as well. But as you have rightly said, there are people who would not just stop justifying themselves and do not know where to stop. Admitting one’s mistakes make things so much easier for either party. Only today, when I landed up in office two staffs came with some crashed medicines and ampules. Those were supposedly crashed by my boss’s car. But why the hell they laid those on ground!! Those were quite expensive and not supposed to be carried like that. But the two kept on arguing and each time they came up with different versions. This was annoying and irritated my boss more. Had they admitted their mistakes things would have been so much easier! The severity of a wrongdoing cannot be lessened but we can make the situation like able when we admit it flat and straight. Being remorseful is a great way to work on our faults. Penitence liberates us to a greater platform in life and we become so much loved in the process. Thanks.

For a lot of people, it takes time to realize that one is at fault and had made a mistake. By justifying one's actions, it makes it easier for them to accept that mistake or it allows them to even deny that they are at fault. "I had to do it because if I didn't then something wrong was going to happen to me or people around me." This statement allows them to feel good about themselves above feeling bad that they may have hurt someone in the process. I'm a very proud person. It takes me a while to come off my high horse and apologize. So yes, I do justify my actions most of the time.

Justifying with silly and unreasonable reasons will only make matters worse, but people will try to defend themselves as they dont want to be at fault... but even if I am at the wrong I wont justify myself and will accept that I have done wrong...

when we do something wrong it is actually harder to just accept it and apologize, we justify things thinking that we can get away with it. somebody once told me that it is better to just admit a mistake and say sorry than justify it because justifying a mistake could only lead to another mistake and another good topic to nail you down.

I think that is exactly the reason,reducing the consquences.