There’s always that one thing you do that you have no idea could end up being so destructive to someone. There’s always a point in life where you do something you believe is harmless, but then once the consequences hit and the damage is done, it’s too late. You’ve hurt someone. Badly. And “I’m sorry” doesn’t help. At all. The damage you’ve caused is too much to tolerate, whether it be intentional or not. You’ve done it. They’re hurt. And it’s your fault. No matter how bad you feel or how much you regret or how much you want to make up for it or how much you wish you’d known and not done it beforehand, it’s too late. You’ve done it. You can’t go back. You hurt someone. And it’s your fault. And if they don’t listen to your apology that just means you deserve the anger even more, it doesn’t matter if you “didn’t mean to”. You’re still the one who did it.
I’m not going to mention what I did. I shouldn’t. It would be very cruel.
But I hurt someone badly, and I didn’t even realize it.
So please. Before you do something please don’t make my mistake. Please don’t do anything without approval or absolute certainty. It destroys trust and it could destroy friendships.
Just don’t do it.
Please.
But if you do...
just know that you’re going to have to learn from it and don’t do it again. It’s all you can do.