Vag-Vichakshana, Speak Wisely

 

Once upon a time an old man spread rumors that his neighbor was a thief.As a result, the young man was arrested. Days later the young man was proven innocent. After been released he sued the old man for wrongly accusing him.

In court the old man told the Judge: 'They were just comments, didn't harm anyone..'

The judge, before passing sentence on the case, 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.'

The 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 honor 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"

'Let's all be masters of our mouths, so that we won't be slaves of our words.'

Words and not just actions have consequences. Saying something about someone will impact that persons life and also yours. What you say about others no matter if it is the truth or not shows others how you act, think and do while the person you are speaking about is not in the room. And they will wonder if you are doing the same thing to them when they are not in the room.

Speaking lies is like building a fragile house on sinking sand. It may seem solid at first, but eventually, the truth will wash away the façade, leaving behind a crumbling foundation of trust and credibility.