Life is Better on the Other Side of the Opinion

Day by day I come across people who put on a mask for someone who is present, and then remove it when they leave. I witness the lies and deception that people spread about someone when he or she isn't there. It only makes me wonder if I fall under the same category, either as the liar or the deceived. I do my best to catch myself talking about someone else when they aren't there and I usually don't because it's wrong, but it IS difficult. I have to go by the fact that I see people do this, so it probably means they do it to me as well. Even though those people may do it, doing it back isn't going to help anything.

The other day someone (who people make fun of constantly and see as a crime to speak to) came by and asked me if I could help them with something. I responded, "sure" and did. When I came back, someone else in the room asked me why on earth I would do something like that. That made me irate because it's not fair for everyone to mistreat someone. It's as if they don't give that person a chance to prove who they can be. I don't know if it's because they just don't want to take the time to help that person or if it's just because they don't care, but one person helping that one person takes too long, and sometimes it's too late.

All I'm saying is that we should be more careful about what we say and be less swift to judge someone, especially without a chance. Even if that person does make some mistakes, it doesn't hurt to still try and focus on the positive aspects of that person, because there's always a chance to bring that person back with enough time and hope.

Just try it.