Watch What You Say

Watch Wat You Say: For we all stumble in many
things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a
perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. -
James 3:2
Once an old man spread rumours that his neighbour
was a thief. As a result, the young man was arrested.
Days later the young man was proven innocent. After
being released, he sued the old man for wrongly
accusing him. In the court the old man told the
Judge: “They were just comments, didn’t harm
anyone.”
The judge told the old man: “Write all the things you
said about him on 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 honour 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.”
Moral: Let’s all be masters of our mouths, so that we
won’t be slaves of our words.

Copyright © Emmanuel Dickson | Year Posted 2016

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