False Friendship 3: The Flatterer

False Friendship 3: The Flatterer 

 

 

We may wonder what behaviors are those of the flattering

 

We may wonder what behaviors are those of the flattering.

 The flatterer usually:

 

1. Encourages you and allows you to do evil;

2. Mindlessly follows you as you do both good and evil;

3. Sings praises to your face;

4. Gossips about you behind your back.

 

we should do to avoid being the flatterer 

 

Many times we might behave like that without knowing how evil we are. These poor behaviors certainly can cause us worry because nobody thinks that we are sincere in the long run. Following both good and bad is somewhat dumb or foolish, when we step outside and look at the behaviors. That means we cannot separate what is right and what is wrong. Perhaps, we know the difference between good and evil, but we still follow the evil route for false hope. From now on, I think we know what we should do to avoid being the flatterer. 

 

“It is advisable to think before doing anything.” (Vajirananvarorasa, a late supreme patriarch of Thailand)

 

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