We live in an age where word of mouth is everything. People love to talk and many times it's harmless. But what about the times where conversations can hurt someone?
As we all know, bad news spreads a whole lot faster than good news. There are some people out there who are entertained by spreading rumors and gossip. Then there's the other people who hear the rumors and gossip but they don't do anything about it. As someone who has had vicious rumors and gossip spread about myself, both types of people are equally bad.
Take this scenario for instance. I'll give you a perfect example. As you guys know, outside of my mystical musings and interests, I'm an Advanced EMT. There was a particular person who was having rumors spread about them in regards to their character and work ethic. In fact, once it was found out that I would be working with this individual on a shift, I was warned by several different people about them. But I set the intention beforehand that I would have a good shift working with this person.
Now I'm not someone who automatically jumps to conclusions based on what people say about a person. I like to give everyone a chance and then figure things out for myself. Needless to say, my shift went well and even though said individual I was working with was a lot more extroverted than me, we got along well and we were able to work alongside each other with absolutely no issues.
In the EMS world egos run rampant. It makes me wonder about what kind of energy the people who gossiped about this individual were giving off while working alongside them. I understand that sometimes personalities clash and certain energies just don't mingle well together. But there are definitely times where people lash out at others due to their misplaced feelings and egos. This was definitely one of those times and also a good soul lesson for me to learn. Like attracts like. If you go into a situation thinking negatively, you need not be surprised when the overall outcome turns out to be negative.
The lesson in all this is to never let anyone dictate how you feel about a person or situation. You have to use discernment and think for yourself. Vibrate higher than those who get off on spreading bad energy.
