"All one can do is apologize and give the other some space; then maybe hope for some positive outcome"

"All one can do is apologize and give the other some space; then maybe hope for some positive outcome"

Forgiveness ... such a difficult gesture!
It is clearly never easy;
Not everybody is capable of such a gesture, yet everybody would like to believe, that they are the 'forgiving kind'.

Apologies on the other hand are easy some would like to think, but in my opinion it is much much much more difficult.
how many of us would actually swallow our BIG-GIANT-MASSIVE egos, to truly and humbly apologize to someone you've fouled against?!?!
Yet there are some who manage that great feet.
But when you do, that doesn't necessarily mean you are forgiven.

"Give them space" one says,  and yes,most of us think that is an absurd concept...

like seriously?!?! "give space"?!?

Well I think its a necessary action one must follow: the action of no-action!

An honest apology, followed by giving the other the space they need to come into terms with forgiving or not forgiving you (reasoning out,taking a decision and making their peace with it).
In the meantime, all your left with, is a gleam hope that maybe,just maybe, your truly forgiven
(which frankly according to me, is kinda like Penance).

But you know, we just have to bear with it...