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Gossip tends to be a two way street that can quickly turn into a four-lane interstate highway if you are not careful. Be honest, it is fun to talk about others, especially if you are making yourself look better in the process. Anytime you say something bad about someone else, then it is as if you are lifting yourself up a little in the eyes of those you tell. The problem is that this works only in the short run. In the long run, you are just setting yourself up for a fall. Whatever gossip you plant out there about others will eventually come back to you even worse. But if you do not sow seeds of gossip, you won’t reap that harvest

What do you want is a harvest of respect and friendship. So, if you are going to say anything about others, say things that make them look better in the eyes of your friends. Do not do it in a way that cuts yourself down either. It is also a temptation to make fun of ourselves to make others look better because of our own insecurities. In fact, that is the same reason most people gossip, because they are insecure themselves. But do not play the insecurity game on the tearing down side, instead play it on the building-up side. If you make others feel better about themselves, they will want to do the same for you. Sure, you will still feel insecure from time to time, that is normal for everyone. But it does not help to tear down others or yourself because of it. that will only make you feel even lower in the long run. The key is to reverse the trend-if you want a harvest of nice things said about you, then plant nice things said about others.

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