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Saying what you mean and meaning what you say

If you have watched the thriller ‘Bodyguard from Beijing’, there is a story that is introduced as the movie develops by Jet Li. He narrates about a young boy named Yang. Yang knew he was one of his master's favorite students. Every time he did wrong, he would say ‘I am sorry’ and his Kung fu teacher would overlook his mistake. One fateful day, however, Yang was playing with his friends and he accidentally set his Master's house on fire. He ran out to save his life and when he was far enough, he started looking for his master. But it was too late. His master had been engulfed by the terrible fire... He could not say am sorry. He wanted to utter that mono-syllable word ‘Sorry’ but he could not. So tell me, what would you  say if the words were stripped from your lips, from your mind, and you don’t have that opportunity to regret? Many are the times we make mistakes. Yes it is human enough to be at fault. But do you keep repeating the same mistake just because y...