Confession is defined as the “acknowledgment of guilt,” whereas an apology is simply someone apologizing for doing something wrong against someone else or just something in general. IN my opinion, confession seems more like what is necessary when someone does something that is wrong on a moral or ethical level. For example, in context with the readings, if a doctor was to lie to a patient ffor some reason, he/she would probably go confess to either a close coworker or relative. An apology on the other hand usually happens only if someone does something that they regret or if they hurt someone. For example, if a child was to break an expensive or valuable item, the owner of that item would require an apology from that child as to why he might have done it or to explain that it was just an accident.
It is important that we make the distinction that both confession and apology are similar and different. Both of the terms mean expressing guilt of doing something wrong but for different reasons. Making a simple mistake in life does not require a confession but a simple way of saying sorry. The distinction itself is important because that way we can tell ourselves what we have done and how serious it was. Confession can be appropriate in a lot of situations that usually require a serious action done that the person thought was for the better rather than what was right. However, confessing can also be inappropriate in situations in where, for example, someone was to make fun of someone. In my experience, I feel as if a person will know that they will have to confess what they do before it even plays out.
Adil, I really enjoyed reading your post because it brought up connections to both apology and confession I had not thought of, especially when you explained confession as a necessary response to a moral wrong. Also, I agree that confession and apology are both similar and different. The most important tihng is recognizing their differences.
ReplyDeleteI was confused as I read the last part of your entry saying that a person will know what they’d have to confess to before it happens. But other than that it was fairly easy to follow along with your understandings of both a confession and an apology. I really liked how you provided examples along with your explanation because that helped a bunch when trying to find the difference between the two since I believe that they’re so similar to begin with. Your view of when a confession is appropriate seemed to stand out to me when you said “…was for the better rather than what was right.” It got me to think about how confessions are made through the feeling of guilt and wrong even if the words of a confession could end up hurting someone for the moment, thought of the example of maybe letting a friend know of their partner’s broken loyalty towards them. Maybe that example was too out of the loop, haha. Thanks for a good read Adil!
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ReplyDeleteI agree with Eranell, the last sentence confused me a bit. But your example about the doctor lying to his/her patient was interesting. I took a slightly different approach on it:
ReplyDeleteIf the doctor were to confess, he/she would confess to someone OTHER than the patient. But if the doctor were to apologize, he/she would confess and apologize TO the patient. It shows the level of regret the doctor feels for his/her actions, whether the regret is directed towards the action or because the patient was wronged in some way.