Whose Report will you believe?

The other fellow’s mistakes are a weak alibi for your own. I have just heard from a good friend that they have separated. I was reminded of the fact there is always three sides to a story. (a) My side (b) their side (c) The truth My heart goes to all the people involved as they are all human and will all be experiencing hurt of some description.  Everyone involved will have their own story to share.  I am not here to take sides, but merely to support and care for them both. The second thing that I was reminded of, was the fact that it is easy to take sides and believe someones report.  Ralph Waldo Emerson said: “It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.” It’s easy when you are part of a group to “go along to get along,” but when you are able to maintain your own highest standards of integrity -- regardless of what others may do -- you are destined for greatness. When you have developed a carefully thought out code of personal conduct, you will never have to ask anyone else what the appropriate course of action should be. You will intuitively know. No matter what is going on around us all, we have a choice to live to the life we are desiring or to live like others around us are. Thats what Jacob and Joseph had to do in the bible and the song that was created from this familiar passage still rings true....Whose report are you going to believe...we will believe in the report of the lord. While these two good friends are feeling a stream of emotions I just wanted to say that I am thinking of you both and my prayers and thoughts are holding you both. www.fraserstirling.co.nz Igniting lives on fire