The Other Side of the Story - Amusement Park
The ability to judge favorably is part of a strong spiritual character. If you are missing this trait, you may end up being…
HEAD STRONG
This past Shabbat, I was walking with some of our children. Talking with one, I didn't notice what happened to my four-year old, who suddenly was screaming, crying and holding his head. I looked back and saw a group of boys watching him come towards me. I asked, "did they hurt you?" He nodded yes. My older son confirmed this. So I immediately yelled at them. They laughed nervously, which got me more upset. Only after I calmed down, and the boys had already run away, did my six-year old explain that one of the boys had run into my son unintentionally, and had even apologized! I felt terrible about yelling at them, and went back to apologize, but they were still running, off into the distance, homeward bound!
The Other Side of the Story Archives |
Do you have a story to share?
Were you in a situation where there was the potential to misjudge a person, but there really was a valid explanation? Has a friend or a relative ever told you how they were in such a situation?
Share you stories with us for inclusion in future columns of The Other Side of the Story.
To submit your story, send it to [email protected]. (To insure proper handling, put "Other Side" in the subject line of your message).
Subscribe to The Other Side of the Story via PointCast
Copyright
© 1999 Ohr Somayach International.
Send us feedback.
