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Originally Posted by Timmy
Unless you're lucky and/or careful. People don't always get caught.
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Ever read
Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky?
I can ignore them or pray for them, but I can't change what's been said. I can sue them, but that won't stop the whispers, and could intensify them. But I can walk away from them. I don't have to support them, lend them an ear or give them information to build on.
I think eventually what they've done catches up to them, whether they're caught or not. But in some circles, it's allowed to go on and destroy good people for way too long. I'd hate to be in the shoes of some I've walked away from.
Here is some interesting information about gossip from the Jewish perspective:
http://www.5min.com/Video/Parasha-Ta...-Gossip-942985
http://www.lashonhara.org/
http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/vi...id=65&letter=C
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