The High Cost Of Slander

Be careful what you say about another person. If what you say is true, is it really necessary to tell others? Will it accomplish anything good to spread it? If it's false or you don't know if it's true, shame on you for the misunderstanding and pain repeating it or making it up will cause. It will hurt the people you tell it to and it can destroy the life of the one you tell it about.

Will it cost you anything? Possibly not. You may get pleasure out of defaming someone but I can promise you this, karma is real and as my grandma always said, "Chickens come home to roost." When karma finally kicks in, and those chickens arrive, you will suffer, and for what? Will it be worth it?

Do you know or can you even imagine, losing your whole family and most of your friends because someone feels they have a right to lie about you or tell everyone about your failures, real or imagined?

You may despise someone but does that give you the right to try to destroy them just for the thrill of doing it and the satisfaction of pulling people away from them and toward you. Do you put down others to make yourself feel superior? Do you have any idea how it assaults the emotions and breaks the heart when you find out horrible things have been spread about you and that someone you love and trusted or even total strangers are the ones spreading the poison about you? It can break the heart and emotionally devastate the life of the slandered person. It can cost them everything and everyone and change their life forever. Even if you hate them, do you really want to destroy them?

I always say, "Believe nothing you hear and half of what you see." 'Nuf said.