Once upon a time an old man spread rumors that his neighbor was a thief. As a result, the young man was arrested. Days later the young man was
proven innocent. After been released he sued the old man for wrongly
accusing him.
In court the old man told the Judge: "They were just comments, didn't harm
anyone."
The judge, before passing sentence on the case, told the old man: "Write
all the things you said about him in a piece of paper. Cut them up and on
the way home, throw the pieces of paper out. Tomorrow, come back to hear
the sentence."
Next day, the judge told the old man: "Before receiving the sentence, you
will have to go out and gather all the pieces of paper that you threw out
yesterday."
The old man said: "I can't do that! The wind spread them and I won't know
where to find them."
The judge then replied: "The same way, simple comments may destroy the
honor of a man to such an extent that one is not able to fix it. If you
can't speak well of someone, rather don't say anything.
"Let's all be masters of our mouths, so that we won't be slaves of our
words. " ALL THE TIME [/size]
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For how can love attain true appreciation
if it has never weathered tribulation?
~MHK
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