Is It Really OK to Hurt Someone ?
By DudaYLen
@DudaYLen (219)
Philippines
April 20, 2008 12:40pm CST
If there's something that truly gets my goat , it's the fairly recent expression , " Sorry po , tao lang !"(SORRY , I'm ONLY HUMAN ) , said in a most irritating , flippant and dismissive manner.I can't stand it because it exemplifies such a backward conciousness that so grossly undervalues humanity.It is such a monumental cop-out that implies a spiritual untruth : that being human is an excuse for failure and hurting someone.
2 responses
@danzer (2723)
• Philippines
20 Apr 08
It will never be okay to hurt somebody. It is always okay to make some people happy. But we are not perfect and commit mistakes. That is why we have the magic words "sorry", "please forgive me". And if a person ask for forgiveness, let's be kind enough to forgive!
@DudaYLen (219)
• Philippines
21 Apr 08
Learn something out of the mistake.And be aware that it is not repeated.Let's not use our humanity as an excuse for not being the best we can be.Being truly human is something we must all consciously strive for.We are definitely not there yet but making an effort to understand ourselves brings much-needed clarity to every step.Thank you for sharing your thoughts danzer. God Bless !
@longbangod (1785)
• Philippines
21 Apr 08
To answer your question, I would say its not okay to hurt someone. I think we dont have the right but sometimes some particular circumstances require us to, we need to hurt the person just to help him realize his wrong doing or mistakes.
As to being human, I agree with you, its should not be an excuse for some failures or hurting someone. Though by being human, its also a fact that there are a lot of things that are out of our contol, and being able to hurt someone or being able to make mistakes are one of them.
