Wed Mar 7, 2007 10:53 am
If we stain other, people’s character, we do not only destroy what other’s see of him, but at the same time destroy what he sees of himself. And the most hurting of all, is that, we also damage ourselves.
Guilt is more of a killer than gossip. It may not be true the moment after the damage has been done, but in the our days of stagnation and degenerativity, we will come to realize that we wasted a lot of time minding other people’s business.
Not that I have never done that. I, too, had been both a victim and the assassin. For the rest of my life, I have sworn to salvage myself from both the damage and the guilt.
In this business we are in, we encounter a lot of different personalities. Some are nice, some not so nice, and some has lurking evil in their gut. Anytime, gossips from one to the other could roam around. Instead of mending it among the people involved, most of us would strip away confrontation as an option. Some would choose to involve others who are not supposed to be involved luring them to sin.
But let us not ignore that you get whatever you give. The effects of your being mean may not take its toll in the same place or immediately after each circumstance, but sooner than you will ever imagine.
