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little dudes…
last week, i wrote you about these two guys that lied. one of them lied and cheated to get ahead. along the way he hurt and bullied lots of people, in order to keep his lie a secret. nobody likes him right now and it will be years and years before people ever forget what he has done. if they ever do.
the other guy lied because he made a foolish mistake and he was embarrassed and he didn’t want to hurt the people he loved. at least that’s what he’s saying right now. now, everybody makes fun of him and he’s turned into a public joke. his reputation has been really damaged and it will be a long time before he fully recovers it.
here’s something i want you to know:
people make mistakes and dumb decisions and do crazy things all the time. and nobody will ever know the whole story behind why they do what they do. when it comes to understanding people, there’s always more than what we see.
and that’s why the bible tells us to treat people the way we want to be treated. none of us are perfect. there will be times in your life that you guys make mistakes and do or say things you wish you could take back. you may even hurt people along the way.
that’s the time you will need patience and understanding and forgiveness the most. words of kindness will mean everything to you. people standing by you and supporting you in the face of attacks and rejections will give you strength to move on and learn from your mistakes.
you will need people who challenge you and help you make wise decisions in the future. sometimes you won’t want to hear what they say, because it will be difficult. but you will need those kinds of friends.
the world is a very cruel place sometimes. it is filled with people who can be mean and won’t think twice about humiliating you in front of others. and you guys are growing up in a world where your mistakes (and people’s thoughts about them) can be magnified for everybody to see in click of a button.
you’ll learn about that soon enough…
the struggle to be good and kind and compassionate is going to be a tough one for you. standing by hurt people or difficult people or damaged people or broken people has never been popular. but loving the harassed and helpless is what the world’s greatest example came to show us.
so treat people well and with kindness…even the ones who make huge mistakes. not because they deserve it…but because they need it.
grow wise, grasshoppers.
papi
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