"But if you bite and consume one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another." Galatians 5:15
Words mean things. Too often, they are just plain mean.
Apology: a regretful acknowledgment of an offense or failure. Apologize: to make excuse for or regretful acknowledgment of a fault or remark.
Daily comments ebb and flow from the left and the right on a huge laundry list of issues. The offense of the day is seized upon and paraded relentlessly through the news cycle.
The next day's news begins with demands for an apology from the offender. Statements crafted in legalese and grudgingly released are rarely accepted by the offended.
Politically correct words strangled from the throat of the offender typically gag the offended. Word-smithed language camouflages genuine contempt, and attempts to deceive the offended into receiving it. This rarely ends well.
NOTE TO SELF: Before you take a bite out of an offender, try saying a blessing over them. Your appetite will change. God is not mocked. You can't erase what you meant to say with, "Bless their hearts!" God knows what you meant the first time. Word to the wise, PRAY IT before you say it.
TALK LESS! PRAY MORE!