I like the phrase ‘thinks no evil. That says enough by itself, but it also has the notion of ‘not keeping a record.’ This really sort of goes with the previous phrase because if I am easily provoked it is probably because I am thinking evil.
You know how it goes. You are chatting away and someone says something negative about a mutual acquaintance in a passing comment. It might even be a friend or family member. We all love a little bit of gossip, so our ears pick up. As we think about it we don’t know quite what to do. It we are not careful our first response is just to accept it as true and join in the conversation.
But wait a minute. If we love someone what should our first response be when that happens? It seems like our first response should be something like ‘that doesn’t sound like so and so. I’ve never known them to act that way. I think we ought to ring them and get their side of the story.’
Can you imagine what that would do to most gossip. What if we chose not to think evil, no matter what, and instead chose to lovingly work through those situations?
Love doesn’t allow evil to enter the situation – ever.
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