During my first few years of employment in SingTel, I was fortunate to work with a lady called Maureen.
Maureen was a wise woman and she could read the character of a person very well. She herself was of excellent character. By nature, she was kind. She would not harm another person by saying bad things about him.
After so many years, I could not remember many of the wisdom Maureen had shared with me. But there is one phrase she had taught me which I have not forgotten: '...poison his mind...'.
When one person TOM says to a second person DICK something bad about a third person HARRY, Tom is 'poisoning' Dick's mind. It may be just casual remarks like: "Dick, you know, Harry was so unco-operative!"
Be careful! Little by little, Tom is inserting an ugly picture of Harry into Dick's mind!
Thanks to Maureen's advice, when someone tells me negative remarks about a third person, I am always suspicious. I don't believe them; or believe just 10%.
Make sure your mind is not unconsciously or subconsciously poisoned by others' remarks. Think for yourself, and make judgements based on your own experiences.
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