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People are different. You can't think that one person will act the same as his brother or sister. Some people are totally honest and will not spread gossip. They are willing to help any way they can. Others are out for number one and if they have to step over a few bodies in the process well that's just collateral damage. The bottom line here is be careful what you do or say to anyone. Because if they get the wrong impression from what they hear or see they will spread it far and wide.For example I used to work as the night desk clerk in our local hotel. I got off duty around 2am. I was walking home one early morning and happened to see my neighbor's husband coming out of the bar which was located at the rear of the hotel. He looked at me as I crossed the parking lot and said,"What are you doing in there? I didn't think you went to bars." I said,"I don't. I'm the evening desk clerk and just got off work. I'm going home." See be careful what you do and say because you can be totally innocent and it can be spread about that you are anything but.

Strange and Interesting Creatures

People are a paradox,
They really are a puzzle.
While one can be so nice and kind,
His mate can need a muzzle.

You can never expect from one man,
The same thing you got from another.
No two people are alike,
Though raised by the same mother.

Your habits and your manner,
Formed by environment o'er time,
Can be different in your brother,
Though he's raised in the same clime.

The way I understand a thing,
And the way it seems to you,
Can be entirely different,
And we re-tell it different too.

I say I like fish and chips,
You say you like fries.
No matter how you say it,
It's fish and potatoes fried.

I say the sky is clear and blue.
You see azure skies.
We're looking at the self same thing,
But see through different eyes.

Folks should come with warning signs,
Stamped upon their bottom.
Be careful what you do and say,
Don't trust to chance this item.

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