What lies and gossip does: A good man heard a rumor in the - TopicsExpress



          

What lies and gossip does: A good man heard a rumor in the grocery store. He repeated the rumor to a buddy at the gas station, hardware store, the auto parts store and finally, to the group he met weekly at the cafe. Someone at the table spoke up and said that the information the good man was sharing was actually false. The good man felt horrible and thought of all the places he repeated the gossiped lie. He decided to go to the neighbor of which the rumor was about, confess and apologize. He did. Upon telling the neighbor what he did...the good man added Is there anything I can do to make up for what I did? Yes, said the neighbor, Get a feather pillow, open the end and walk through town, everywhere you go, throw a few handfuls of feathers. Come see me when you are finished Ok and off went the humbled good man. He did exactly as asked. The good man walked every block in town, scattering the feathers until the pillow was emptied. The good man went back to the neighbor with the emptied pillow case to show the neighbor proof of his Penance. Good said the neighbor, Now go pick every feather up Thats what happens when even good people unwittingly share gossip...imagine the destruction when evil people who love lies and spreading rumors continue to spread them without a conscience.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 12:06:26 +0000

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