I apologize constantly. Even when someone steps on my foot on the subway.
CYNIC
Oh, so you're the human doormat? Apologizing when someone else crushes your toes? That's not politeness, that's a reflex to avoid conflict. You afraid they'll get mad if you don't? Newsflash: they stepped on you, not the other way around. Grow a spine, not a sorry.
STOIC
Apologizing for others' actions is not humility; it is misplaced guilt. You cannot control their feet, only your own response. Let go of the need to soothe every accidental collision. Your peace is not found in their approval.
ABSURD
You say sorry to the subway pole, the air, the pigeon that looked at you wrong. Your 'sorry' is now a universal solvent, dissolving all blame into a fog of politeness. One day you'll apologize to your own shadow for blocking the light, and it will whisper back: 'No, I'm sorry.'