August 29, 2008
Always Sorry
You know that dopey movie Love Story,where the Ali McGraw, nostrils flaring, says to Ryan O'Neal: “Love means never having to say you're sorry.”
This just might be the dumbest thing I ever heard in my life.
Truth is, I'm always apologizing to Karen. Eagerly apologizing.
“I'm sorry I'm watching The Seven Samurai for the third time this week.”
“I'm sorry I left the kitchen counter top all greasy.”
“I'm sorry that I totally embarrass you with my public pronouncements of endless love.”
Being sincerely sorry indicates healthy guilt, conscience and empathy.
Being in love means you're always ready to say you're sorry.
Which leads me to Project Forgiveness.
Karen and I have decided to accept advertising that is in line with our values. Project Forgiveness is our newest advertiser brought to us by Stephen Leavitt of WebAds, the guiding force behind the Nefesh B'Nefesh International Jewish Bloggers Conference.
Project Forgiveness is a lovely notion for this cyber age. It doesn't cost a dime and they aren't trying to sell you anything.
Just apologize, that's all they want.
Gloria Grahame apologizes to Glenn Ford, The Big Heat, 1953.
Perfect for yours truly who has so much apologizing to do it's an incandescent need at my very core.
The National Jewish Outreach Program is running this program before Yom Kippur. They want to collect a humongous number of apologies and post them on their website. The I've already spent time on the site and I'm impressed by the wide variety of apologies. Really, it makes you stop and think. Here's how to participate: 1. Send in your “sorry” e-mail to project forgiveness. 2. Upload a video to youtube and send in the link. 3. Or snail mail to: Project Forgiveness They accept postcards, emails, powerpoints, art, music, video, anything and everything. I'm sorry if this comes across as a shameless plug, but Seraphic Secret believes in the marriage of the free market and personal passion. Click here http://jump2.webadsisrael.com/?seraphic.NJOPForgive to go to Project Forgiveness.
Posted by Robert J. Avrech at 08:15 AM
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Karen and I wish all our friends a lovely and meaningful Shabbat.