Apology Videos: Truth or Eye Service?

The first question that comes to my mind whenever I see someone apologizing via video online is, “Is this person truly remorseful, and do they really mean what they say in such a video?” In my tribe, they say kneeling down isn’t necessarily a sign of good character. It's the same with making an apology video because most people are only putting up an act or just trying to do it for public validation or maybe they feel pressured into doing it.

A true apology comes from a heart that is willing not to be involved in such wrong things again. If one is truly remorseful and they apologize, it means they don’t want to repeat what they did. It means they have come to acknowledge their fault and feel the need to make things right, but I don’t think it is so with some celebrities out there.

I have watched countless apology videos where the one who wrongs the other comes out openly to apologize for the wrong done, and to me, most of these actions don’t seem genuine, they are only done for doing sake and just to gain attention, traffic, and popularity. Many people are involved in eye service, and they just want others to see them as saints, when in reality, they are green snakes lurking under the green grass. For most of them, they might be pushed or forced to make an apology video, and for this kind of people, it is not done from their heart.

It’s just like someone apologizing through texts online, but do you really know what’s in their mind? Just give them a little time, and you will see them back at it again. But you know, one cannot read a person's mind to know if they are genuine with their apology or not, but you will definitely understand them through their actions over time, if they’d do such a thing again.

But I also want to say that there are people who truly are genuine about their apology, even if it's through videos, because these are the ones who understand the pain it has caused the other person, and admitting they are in the wrong publicly or privately is what makes a true apology, if there’s ever one.

For me, I don’t think making a video just to apologize to me is necessary. Once you can admit your mistakes and apologize, even in private, it’s okay. But of course, whatever you have come to profess must be shown in your actions. Only then would I believe you meant what you said.

For people out there, mostly celebrities or those who are famous, most of them actually do this with pretence, acting like they are real and mean their words when apologizing. But it is to generate more traffic, act like they are the holiest, and make people think they are good persons. In fact, many of them aren’t at fault, but they hurriedly come out to the public, making an apology video. Deep down, they just want to make a show of it and prove deceptively that they are wise. But you see, such an act doesn’t take long before their true character shows, and they go back to the old person they’ve always been.

If someone wrongs me, I don’t need a video for you to apologize to me, but whichever other way you feel you can do that, it should be real, from the heart, and not pretending because I wouldn’t know what’s on your mind the next minute. But a genuine apology is one done with the intention not to repeat the offence again. It’s when you feel remorseful, understand you are at fault, and wouldn’t want such to happen again that make a genuine apology.

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