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Writer's pictureAimee Reese

An oversight is not always a good excuse when people’s feelings and emotions are involved


Every moment in our lives come with its different challenges, and we are expected to remain completely positive towards any situation we encounter. Staying positive towards challenges helps the people to conquer their challenges, but people who fail to stay positive towards their challenges are always ready to cook up excuses to share around. Excuses are not always good, and they project a weak personality.

Excuses are the stumbling blocks that we create when we face challenges and troubles that we encounter, but these challenges will remain with us if we continue to give excuses instead of dealing with the troubles of challenges. Most excuses that are quickly said are usually the ones that show ignorance, carelessness and project mistakes. Many of these excuses are not necessary; they always replace our best efforts towards achieving greater heights. Many excuses from a person make people lose trust in that person, and there is no chance that the may recommend him/her to their friends or neighbors.

When we associate ourselves with people, events, and different environments, we get the feeling of emotions in their different kinds.

Emotions usually make people respond to influence of the object which is creating the feeling, their responses can be either immediate, or they may come later on, and this can be due to the kind of emotion which is felt. Emotions need to be managed and checked because an overrated reaction that is triggered by any emotion can be dangerous in its different way. It is keenly important to know that people are sensitive to situations of emotional attachments so, your emotion and theirs have to be controlled carefully.

Being careful about people's emotion requires great attention, and you need to be very proactive. Being ignorant of detail in your interaction or conversation can make the whole effort of being careful to be futile. You are to handle every interaction that involves people like a professional psychologist who knows and understands the philosophy of human thinking; there is little or no room for excuses.

Oversight does not fit in as an excuse in situations that involve people's emotions. People usually run to take cover in the shadow of ignorance, and this is what they think as the easiest way out of their troubles and challenges. When people entrust a fellow with their time, resource or even tasks, they anticipate that the fellow is good with that responsibility even if it’s a friendship situation. So, in the face of damage, or a discomfort, these people expect that the fellow should show strength and take responsibility.

Bringing in an excuse of oversight in a sorry situation only projects weakness and denial, and this will make the people involved to become completely disappointed, and they will regret putting so much trust in that fellow.

The best response to give in a situation of damage or discomfort is the action that tends to correct the mistake. People always need responses; do not concentrate on what to tell them, but simply apologize and show them how you intend to address the damage. The more powerful response is in the repair of the situation, not in the excuse of oversight.


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