* * *courtsey Geetha ramana *
*Hi All,* *This article was forwarded to me by a friend of mine and I felt like sharing it in this community.* * * *The Old man & his Rumors!!* * * *Once upon a time an old man spread rumors that his neighbor was a thief. As a result, the young man was arrested. Days later the young man was proven innocent. After been released he sued the old man for wrongly accusing him.* *In court the old man told the Judge: 'They were just comments, didn't harm anyone..'* * * *The judge, before passing sentence on the case, told the old man: 'Write all the things you said about him on a piece of paper. Cut them up and on the way home; throw the pieces of paper out. Tomorrow, come back to hear the sentence.'* * * *The next day, the judge told the old man: 'Before receiving the sentence, you will have to go out and gather all the pieces of paper that you threw out yesterday.'* * * *The old man said: 'I can't do that! The wind spread them and I won't know where to find them.'* * * *The judge then replied: 'The same way, simple comments may destroy the honor of a man to such an extent that one is not able to fix it. If you can't speak well of someone, rather don't say anything.* * * *'Let's all be masters of our mouths, so that we won't be slaves of our words.'* *Sarvam Sri arunAchalaramanArpanamasthu cnu.pne * * * * ** *
