Influence of backbiting

A  simple  yet  interesting  experience  was shared  with  me   a  few  years  ago,  from  a person  who  was  working  in  an  office environment.  He,  like  everybody  else there,  had the same routine.  Go to the office in the morning,  work,  socialize with his coworkers,  and go back home in the evening,  tired and not in a very happy mood.  The element of focus,  in this story,  is the socializing aspect.  He shared that from the amount of free time they had to socialize,   most of it was spent in backbiting the other coworkers or other people in general.

    After some time,  he joined a group of friends (not from his workplace) who together decided to study a material whose aim is to equip the participants with skills which will assist them to contribute to their personal growth and well-being (by refining their character,  gradually learning to apply in their lives moral and spiritual values,  such as: truthfulness,  justice,  cooperation,  unity and more,  as well as giving them the space to reflect on different aspects of life),  as well as contributing to the betterment of society.  One of the chapters of that material pointed out how harmful it is for human beings to backbite, and if you think about it,  it is one of the obstacles from achieving unity since it creates discord among people.


   So he decided to try and apply this in his work place.  Next day,  he goes to work,  and shares his new understanding on the concept with his coworkers.  After some time,  he and the others noticed some changes that had occurred,  like:  Everybody was in a happier mood, the working environment became more friendly,  and they could work more efficiently,  hence increasing their productivity.

   So,  it's interesting,  how this small detail actually had such an impact to the working space of that office,  that it started transforming its environment.

Intro

My aim for this blog is that most of the posts will be practical examples from our every day lives were people  - whether consciously or subconsciously -  apply spiritual principles and values (such as:  truthfullness,  kindness,  justice,  generosity etc.)  in their economic behaviour or/and in their work place,  in their neighborhood etc.  in order to see what the impact of such values is,  in the short-term and in the long-term process,  and therefore start reflecting on how important their application truly is.