“In Estill County, Kentucky, at the little village of Irvine, this incident occurred: A doctor remarked concerning two young men– roommates home from college who had just left his office– ‘The Taylor boy is a brighter boy than the Williams boy.’ A lady in the office heard it and went and told Mrs. Williams before going home. She also told other people that the doctor said the Taylor boy was a brighter boy than the Williams boy. These two families had been friends in years gone by. Their sons were roommates at college but this little remark on the part of the doctor was magnified until the two families had a falling out. The boys returned to college. One became a lawyer, the other a doctor. They settled in the village of Irvine. One August when the election had grown quite hot, these two young men met on the street and engaged in an argument. One drew his pistol and shot the other. That one as he fell, drew his pistol and shot the other, killing him. Both boys were dead. One of them, just before he died, said, ‘How foolish, how foolish, how foolish’ three times. “These two mothers, broken hearted, continued to live in the little village of Irvine. A short time later one of the mothers said she was going over to see the other lady. Her husband said, ‘She’ll spit in your face if you go over there.’ She prepared some rose cuttings, went over to see that lady and said, ‘I’m going to plant some rose cuttings, one on your boy’s grave. I’d like for you to plant one on my son’s grave.’ The two mothers wept. They forgave each other and embraced. Together they went to the cemetery and planted their roses. But how late they had waited. How great was the trouble caused by a wagging tongue and an unforgiving spirit.”
I thought this story was a prime example of why we should be very careful of our words. I hope you enjoy the article and leave a comment. Have a blessed day and check out the link below. -N.T. Christian-
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