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Assumptions // Suposições


 


There has always been something that has bothered me a lot. Talking, in general, is what people assume. People have this bad habit of thinking they know why people did what they did, or they assume they know what is best for everybody, they assume mostly the worst in other people. People assume they know what the other person was thinking. Isn’t an absurd? You see, it is really easy to assume especially when you have something against the other person. Guess what? It will always be the worst thing, and they can’t even imagine how wrong they can be, sometimes they don’t accept they had assumed wrong. 


In the bible, there was this time when people assumed and almost, they started a war because of a wrong assumption. How many times have we gotten into a “war” with somebody because of some misunderstanding? Tell me, isn’t it terrible that the more you try to explain yourself the uglier the things get? It is like you are sinking into the mud, more like a quicksand. Then .. we give up and let it go, but the other person will keep thinking that their assumption was right. What a mess!

So, what happened in the bible? 

By the end of the book of Joshua, when the two and a half tribes of Israel were back at their land on the other side of the Jordan river, they decided to build a monument so they could remember what God had done for them. The people on the other side only knew half of the story and thought they were already worshipping some other god, and they were afraid that would cost their lives, as had happened before in the wilderness. 


Gossip and assumptions use to have the same development, they create misunderstanding, rivalry, anger, lies, deception, disappointments and so many other things that are so hard to clean up.

So, let us do ourselves a favor, let’s hear people out first, first even of forming a thought about the person or the situation. Let’s be innocent or even naïve in some cases because if the person is lying, it is not our problem anyway. If their lies harm or somehow messes with us, well, we will learn how to deal with that, but we will for sure have a clear conscience that our mind and heart were at the best place, hoping for the best. Let’s not be responsible for more misunderstanding and intrigues and fights. Let’s just assume people have the best in heart, especially those around us like family and friends. Whatever happens, let’s have our hearts and minds open to understanding their explanations, and more importantly, let’s be open to forgiveness. We all make mistakes and we all need forgiveness.

Sempre houve algo que me incomodou muito. Falar, em geral, é o que as pessoas assumem. As pessoas têm esse mau hábito de pensar que sabem por que as pessoas fizeram o que fizeram, ou assumem que sabem o que é melhor para todos, assumem principalmente o pior nas outras pessoas. As pessoas assumem que sabem o que a outra pessoa estava pensando. Não é um absurdo? Você vê, é muito fácil assumir, especialmente quando você tem algo contra a outra pessoa. Adivinha? Sempre será a pior coisa, e eles não podem nem imaginar o quanto podem estar errados, às vezes eles não aceitam que assumiram errado.


Na bíblia, houve uma época em que as pessoas assumiram e quase começaram uma guerra por causa de uma suposição errada. Quantas vezes entramos em uma “guerra” com alguém por causa de algum mal-entendido? Diga-me, não é terrível que quanto mais você tenta se explicar, mais feias as coisas ficam? É como se você estivesse afundando na lama, mais como uma areia movediça. Então... desistimos e deixamos pra lá, mas a outra pessoa vai continuar pensando que sua suposição estava certa. Que bagunça!

Então, o que aconteceu na Bíblia?

Foi no final do livro de Josué, quando as duas tribos e meia de Israel estavam de volta à sua terra do outro lado do rio Jordão, que decidiram construir um monumento para que pudessem lembrar as coisas que Deus fez por eles. As pessoas do outro lado sabiam apenas metade da história e achavam que já estavam adorando algum outro deus, e temiam que isso custasse suas vidas, como já havia acontecido no deserto.


Fofocas e suposições costumam ter o mesmo desenvolvimento, criam mal-entendidos, rivalidades, raivas, mentiras, decepções, decepções e tantas outras coisas tão difíceis de limpar.

Então, vamos nos fazer um favor, vamos ouvir as pessoas primeiro, primeiro até mesmo formar um pensamento sobre a pessoa ou a situação. Sejamos inocentes ou até ingênuos em alguns casos, porque se a pessoa estiver mentindo, não é problema nosso. Se as mentiras deles nos prejudicarem ou de alguma forma mexerem conosco, bem, vamos aprender a lidar com isso, mas com certeza teremos a consciência tranquila de que nossa mente e coração estavam no melhor lugar, esperando o melhor. Não nos responsabilizemos por mais mal-entendidos, intrigas e brigas. Vamos apenas supor que as pessoas têm o melhor de coração, especialmente aqueles ao nosso redor, como família e amigos. Aconteça o que acontecer, vamos ter nossos corações e mentes abertos para entender suas explicações e, mais importante, estejamos abertos ao perdão. Todos cometemos erros e todos precisamos de perdão.

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