BE CAREFUL
What doesn’t hurt you may hurt someone else, so be careful with the urge to say, I HAVE SEEN WORSE OR IT COULD BE WORSE.
Hmmm!!! Many of us would be guilty of this in one way or the other and so if it is a crime many of us are criminals, even though it’s for a right course.
Many of us in a bid to console comfort or sympathize with people, we lack words to speak and the next thing that comes to our mouth is “I HAVE SEEN WORSE”. So ask yourself, how has that phrase or tense been able to help anyone you consoled or are sympathizing with? Yes we may have fallen victim of similar situation but let’s not forget we all have different strength levels.
Two friends Mr. Plastic Cup and Mr. Glass Cup were walking down the road one day, and they were just chatting and having fun, then an argument cropped up and Mr. Plastic says I am better than you are, Mr. Glass says, no that’s not true, I’m more premier, more presentable, and they kept arguing. Then Mr. Plastic said, I can withstand what you can’t and Mr. Glass laughed, that’s impossible and both of them resolved to go for a test. They both got themselves fill up with hot water and along the line Mr. Plastic Cup got really hot but still stable, but Mr. Glass Cup got so hot and puff he broke his and leg too, in a bid to console him, Mr. Plastic Cup said, sorry “I HAVE SEEN WORSE, YOU BETTER BE THANKFUL BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE”. And this statement spoilt their friendship, yes they were still friends but not close as before.
Sometimes, we just need to keep mute, or say sorry and sorry alone to sympathize with friends, it’s not the amount of words that we speak that shows people how sorry we feel for them.
Be careful with the words you say to console people and especially don’t use those words “I HAVE SEEN THE WORSE”. You may be able to withstand 20 arrows and still survive it, but you can’t be able to say the same about a friend. Just one arrow can kill someone else. Be wise. Selah!!!
Hmmm!!! Many of us would be guilty of this in one way or the other and so if it is a crime many of us are criminals, even though it’s for a right course.
Many of us in a bid to console comfort or sympathize with people, we lack words to speak and the next thing that comes to our mouth is “I HAVE SEEN WORSE”. So ask yourself, how has that phrase or tense been able to help anyone you consoled or are sympathizing with? Yes we may have fallen victim of similar situation but let’s not forget we all have different strength levels.
Two friends Mr. Plastic Cup and Mr. Glass Cup were walking down the road one day, and they were just chatting and having fun, then an argument cropped up and Mr. Plastic says I am better than you are, Mr. Glass says, no that’s not true, I’m more premier, more presentable, and they kept arguing. Then Mr. Plastic said, I can withstand what you can’t and Mr. Glass laughed, that’s impossible and both of them resolved to go for a test. They both got themselves fill up with hot water and along the line Mr. Plastic Cup got really hot but still stable, but Mr. Glass Cup got so hot and puff he broke his and leg too, in a bid to console him, Mr. Plastic Cup said, sorry “I HAVE SEEN WORSE, YOU BETTER BE THANKFUL BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE”. And this statement spoilt their friendship, yes they were still friends but not close as before.
Sometimes, we just need to keep mute, or say sorry and sorry alone to sympathize with friends, it’s not the amount of words that we speak that shows people how sorry we feel for them.
Be careful with the words you say to console people and especially don’t use those words “I HAVE SEEN THE WORSE”. You may be able to withstand 20 arrows and still survive it, but you can’t be able to say the same about a friend. Just one arrow can kill someone else. Be wise. Selah!!!
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