I found this poster while making friends with a local in Zimbabwe. He pointed out the importance of it and it has since given me a great sense of purpose of who I must be for other people. I feel like many people and organizations jump to conclusions about a wrong that may have been done to them, thus resulting in a pattern of revenge. In the end, the story is always the same; no one ever really wins. The wisdom on this poster must start with our own lives. When a wrong is done, talk it out with the supposed offender. In many instances I have found that the "wrong" was just a simple misunderstanding, and by talking it out both parties left with clear sight. It is our job to be the person to prevent a pattern of revenge. By doing so we are sure to keep ourselves from going "blind."
I really like the analogy you used and the poster that goes along with it. You made a very good point, it's really easy to have a misunderstanding and then act inappropriately because of what you heard or thought you heard. It makes us realize that we really do need to communicate effectively in order to avoid these pitfalls.
ReplyDeleteNever Thought about that saying that way. Hammurabi's code was a harsh one, but i'm glad that a Higher Law is being spread out across the world. thanks for the post.
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