Bad Mouth

It really doesn’t take much to badmouth others, to criticise, and to discredit.
It definitely takes a lot more to give others credit, to give them the benefit of the doubt; it takes generosity of spirit and magnanimity.
Increasingly, I find our youths, our world, badmouthing others so easily, with so little effort and concern, it has become a habit, a hobby. Especially under the veil of anonymity, behind people’s backs, on the Internet. We are becoming a very critical, cynical, and negative bunch. It really doesn’t take much to badmouth others, does it?
Yes, it’s fun to badmouth others. Fun. That’s all. For that moment. But does it make you happier? Or does it in fact make you and your own world more negative? We all have the license to speak and badmouth and criticise, by virtue of our mouths. It’s free. But perhaps, we would like to take more responsibility in what we say? To display more maturity and integrity in our words and actions?
Remember. When we point at someone else using our hand, one finger is pointing at them but three fingers are pointing back at ourselves.
The next time we want to badmouth others, think again.
I badmouth you. You badmouth me. Do we really want a dog-eat-dog world?
My answer is No. What’s yours?