RUMOURS!!! After several years of marriage Jenny and Peter were still deeply inlove. They had two beautiful children, a lovely house in a good neighbourhood, a nice car and with Peters salary Jenny was able to stay at home and look after the children. They were truly an inspiration to all people. All, but their grumpy, jealous neighbour. One morning as Peter was leaving the driveway and Jenny blew him a kiss, the neighbour watched in utter jealousy. She needed to stop this happiness. An hour later she met a friend for tea. This friend loved to gossip and the grumpy neighbour decided to use this friend of her as a tool. Did you hear about Peter and his affair... she started. After a while she ended: Poor Jenny and the kids.. if only they knew. Needless to say, the gossip story spread like a wildfire throughout the community. The womens smiles towards Jenny turned into pity-stares. One day while shopping in the local supermarket a shopper approached Jenny to tell her about the gossip story: Is it true that your husband is having an affair? In an instant, Jennys perfect life was crushed. For the next few days Jenny cried continuously as she tried to hide her hurt from Peter. Depression started to consume Jennys life as the joy was squashed from her body. One night as Peter drove into the driveway he saw that none of the house lights were on. Hello, Im home... No answer. No a aromatic food scent met him as he walked into the home. No smiling faces as his wife and children ran towards him. Everything was dark and cold. An evil feeling surrounded the house. In the basement of the house Peter made the shocking discovery. Jenny had hung herself and the kids. The depression had taken its toll. On the table Peter found the suicide note: I couldnt endure the shame and disgrace of your actions anymore. Now you are free to do whatever you want to... Two days later Peter heard about the lie that shattered his life. This story made me realize how easy a gossip story can destroy a life. What is your reaction whenever you hear a gossip story? Do you delight yourself in it - especially if it involves your enemies? Or do you decide to stop it and rather say something positive about the person? Can I encourage you today to change the gossip story into an uplifting,positive story? You might just save a life.
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 08:19:25 +0000
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