THE PITY OF GOSSIP......

THOU SHALT NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS AGAINST THY NEIGHBOR

 Disregarding this commandment results in breaking the most important spiritual law. It's the worst thing one can do. Do you know why?

This law has to do with gossip; the malicous, petty, childish behavior which creates poisonous rumours. We see a preponderance of shallow, surface thought throughout the world. We have TV reality shows which bring us in as voyeurs, as we watch the lives of others fall apart. We have numerous talk shows and news reports which blurt out incorrect information to raise ratings; they know it's wrong, but continue to sleep well at night. Conscious, what conscious?

 But personally, people have become more and more obsessed with gossiping about their friends, family, workmates, acquaintances, etc. It's pathetic and it needs to stop. Gossip-ers don't see it as shallow thought, because they don't *APPLY* thought.

"Gossip persists because of negative or base emotions, such as jealousy, prurient interests, prejudice, fear, revenge, self-aggrandizement, etc., but the real issue is integrity, isn't it?"

 "Envy and greed are the waste by-products of ego, the possessiveness of continual wanting, having and the all important goal of THE GETTING." By demeaning others, exactly what are you GETTING?

"Rumours are generated from ignorance and it is ignorance that keep them going."

".....if you do not turn your current behavior around, your continued selfishness and negativity will destroy your world. It is your own negative behavior which will bring you down. Earthly humanity could die by its own hand."

 Ahhhh....... So back to the question. Being the recipient of malicious gossip creates upheaval, hurtfulness and brutally painful situations for the living. So much in fact that their lives often crumble around them. Gossip causes irreparable damage and often horrific devastation to one's soul.

 The dead don't suffer from this..... Being murdered, would cause less pain.