No Offense Meant
I overheard a conversation today where the guy said, “no offense meant” and then he used a racially derogatory expression to a member of that race.
Obviously, if we ever think “no offense meant”, we are about to say something that is going to be offensive. And, the best plan here is to not say it.
This got me thinking about how often people give offense (myself included) and what our world would be like if we took care to not give offense?
And then, the other part of this is – what would our world be like if people weren’t so easily offended?
Well, the only part of this I can control is myself. I can work on being careful to not give offense and I can certainly work on being unoffendable. Will you join me in this work?
Much Love,
Jonathan
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