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Hot Are? Beware!
Posted: November 4, 2007
Speech lessons from the California fires…
The Santa Ana winds down south (much like the tongue inside your mouth)can't be ignored. There's much at stake.
Don't minimize the risk. Just ask someone who lost his home if he respects the power shone by gale force breezes from the east that stole his pride and joy. And like the Santa Ana winds, your words have power to offend. Through gossip, lies and talking trash, you spread a deadly fire. Amazingly, your tiny tongue can render reputations dung. The things you say can undermine what took years to construct. Best think before you start to speak so you won't cause a sewer leak. The breeze emitted by your tongue has power to destroy.
* based on The Epistle of James 3:3-5 When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.
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Greg Asimakoupoulos (pronounced AWESOME-uh-COPE-uh-less) is an ordained minister, published author and chaplain to a retirement community in the Pacfic Northwest. Greg maintains a blog called Rhymes and Reasons, which he graciously provides to SeniorLifestyle.Greg's writings have now been assembled in book form. See the SeniorLifestyle Store. • E-mail the author (moc.loa@veRemosewA*) • Author's website (personal or primary**)
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