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This week, I began learning Hilchot Lashon Hara. This afternoon, I visited a woman whose husband has been suffering from ill health over the past year. I mentioned to her that my husband had met her husband at the local park earlier this week—her husband was riding a bicycle while mine was exercising on the air walker.
She seemed quite perturbed to hear this. She confided in me that her husband had recently been complaining about hip pain and had undergone some tests to determine the source of the discomfort. They were still waiting for the results. "He shouldn't have been on a bike," she said with concern.
In that moment, I realized I shouldn’t have said anything, even though my intentions were good. How much more careful must we be with our words when our intentions are not entirely pure?
She seemed quite perturbed to hear this. She confided in me that her husband had recently been complaining about hip pain and had undergone some tests to determine the source of the discomfort. They were still waiting for the results. "He shouldn't have been on a bike," she said with concern.
In that moment, I realized I shouldn’t have said anything, even though my intentions were good. How much more careful must we be with our words when our intentions are not entirely pure?
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