A sea
captain, long noted for his rigid discipline, once came upon his first mate
lying drunk. To settle an old score, the
captain wrote in the logbook: “Last
night First Mate Johnson intoxicated.”
The entry
rankled and Johnson waited for revenge.
Finally the chance came when he was assigned to write several entries in
the log. Then, with a bold hand, he
wrote: Captain Smith not drunk tonight.”
Judaism is very specific when it comes to speech. What we say, and in the above case, what we do not say, matters. Words have the power to kill or make alive. Use them well.
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