The other day I was with a group of friends, and we were talking about someone we all know. I made a rude comment and my friends laughed. I thought I'd feel cool and funny. But I didn't I felt bad. I had been unkind. I knew better than to act that way. That's not the kind of person I want to be.
In a way, I'm grateful for this experience. I learned a valuable lesson. It's been a long time since I've been part of gossip. I hated people that would gossip when I was younger. I tried so hard to stay out of conversations where gossip was occurring. I used to walk away from such conversations. And I would feel good about not participating. Contrasting the times I've felt good for not participating in gossip with the experience I recently had provides a clear guide for how I want to act. The person I want to be. I want to speak kindly, not harshly of others. If I can't say it to their faces, I shouldn't say it at all.
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