how do we learn to have the grace to hold back when we get the urge to give the pearls of our heart to the pigs in our lives? wisdom from the Gospel for modern times.
It happened to me once in high school many years ago - and a great crisis ensued soon after. I was too young and naive to have known that the girl I considered my good friend was actually an academic rival in disguise who was simply collecting ‘intel’ to gain leverage against me. It was a classical case of betrayal resulting in full-blown bullying typical of any high school environment, but it taught me to invest more time and intelligence in my choice of friends and confidantes from there on.
It happened to me once in high school many years ago - and a great crisis ensued soon after. I was too young and naive to have known that the girl I considered my good friend was actually an academic rival in disguise who was simply collecting ‘intel’ to gain leverage against me. It was a classical case of betrayal resulting in full-blown bullying typical of any high school environment, but it taught me to invest more time and intelligence in my choice of friends and confidantes from there on.