It is important to take responsability for your mistakes.
It is important to say I'm sorry and make no excuses, as a promise to try harder next time, and a show of regret.
But in an early 21st Century America that likes to blame everyone for everything, sometimes excuses are okay!
I voted for Biden. But it is not my fault that Joe Biden misplaced classified documents.
You voted for Trump. But You are NOT responsible for Donald Trump's crimes. A lot of people were taken in by him. A lot of people simply thought Hillary was even worse.
You are a rapper. But you are not responsible every time a rapper does something stupid.
You are a 'white' Kentuckyan. But you are not responsible every time a 'white' guy from Kentucky does something stupid.
In an early 21st Century America that likes to blame everyone for everything, we need complex truths.
It is important to not make excuses when you have made a mistake.
But when you are blamed for something beyond your control, for something someone else did or something that happened as an act of nature, it is okay to make excuses.
Sometimes we need complex truths.
We are not responsible for every problem in the world around us. We are not God.
Sometimes it is okay to make excuses.
Because sometimes you are not the problem.
God loves you! Keep your head up! We'll get through this! Germany and France got through much worse than this!
God loves you!
Sincerely,
David S. Annderson