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Scattering Feathers in the Wind
An old Jewish tale illustrates the consequences of spreading hurtful gossip. Told in various forms, the gist of the story is as follows:
A man went about spreading rumors about the towns wise man. Later, the malicious gossiper realized his wrongdoing and went the wise man to apologize, offering to do whatever was necessary to repay him. The wise man had one request: The gossiper was told to go and take a feather pillow and cut it open, scattering the feathers to the wind. Though puzzled by the request, the gossiper did as he was instructed and then returned to the wise man.
"Am I now forgiven?" he asked.
"First, go and gather all the feathers," the wise man responded.
"But how can I? The wind has already scattered them."
"It is as difficult to repair the damage done by your words as it is to recover the feathers."
The lesson is clear. Once spoken, words cannot be retrieved, and it may be impossible to undo the hurt they cause. Before spreading a bit of gossip, we are wise to remember that we are, in effect, about to scatter feathers in the wind.
Added 9/11/11
"Nobody plans to fail, they just fail to plan." Added 9/12/11
"It takes a lot of effort to be your best but it takes more [effort] to be your worst."
~Kaitlyn Leck Added 12/26/11
"You know you make mistakes when you run out of erasers."
~Kaitlyn Leck Added 2/23/12
A man went about spreading rumors about the towns wise man. Later, the malicious gossiper realized his wrongdoing and went the wise man to apologize, offering to do whatever was necessary to repay him. The wise man had one request: The gossiper was told to go and take a feather pillow and cut it open, scattering the feathers to the wind. Though puzzled by the request, the gossiper did as he was instructed and then returned to the wise man.
"Am I now forgiven?" he asked.
"First, go and gather all the feathers," the wise man responded.
"But how can I? The wind has already scattered them."
"It is as difficult to repair the damage done by your words as it is to recover the feathers."
The lesson is clear. Once spoken, words cannot be retrieved, and it may be impossible to undo the hurt they cause. Before spreading a bit of gossip, we are wise to remember that we are, in effect, about to scatter feathers in the wind.
Added 9/11/11
"Nobody plans to fail, they just fail to plan." Added 9/12/11
"It takes a lot of effort to be your best but it takes more [effort] to be your worst."
~Kaitlyn Leck Added 12/26/11
"You know you make mistakes when you run out of erasers."
~Kaitlyn Leck Added 2/23/12
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