FW: JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS

[Ichiro Terao]

JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS

The story is told of a woman who invited all
her friends over for a
special dinner. Desiring to impress them, she hired
a maid, a butler, and a
chef. She purchased the best steaks she could find
and a top brand of
mushrooms to accompany them.
When the chef noticed that the mushrooms
seemed a bit discolored,
the lady suggested he feed a few to the dog, since
the hour was late and
there was no time to purchase more mushrooms. If the
dog eats them and
doesn't get sick they are probably all right. The
dog eagerly consumed the
mushrooms and showed no signs of ill-effects,
therefore the chef completed
the meals and served the guests.
Later, as the desert was being served, the
maid hurried in and
whispered to the lady of the house, "Ma'am the dog
is dead!" Not waiting to
hear any more she leaped to her feet and told the
guests they had no time
to lose! They had eaten tainted mushrooms and must
rush immediately to the
hospital! Later that evening, after the lady and her
guests had returned
from having their stomachs pumped, she asked the
maid, "Where is the dog
now?" "Out in the front yard, ma'am," replied the
maid, where he crawled
after the car hit him!
The moral of the story: "It's good to
investigate a matter
thoroughly before leaping to hasty conclusions
which may result in harsh
consequences. How many times in the church have you
seen people jump to
false conclusions? How many times is a person's
work, character, or motives
questioned, or even condemned, without the benefit
of investigation? How
many times has someone been dismissed as a "lost
cause" all because of
things we have heard? Jumping to conclusions is a
very dangerous
practice---its victims are littered all about us!
We must learn to examine all situations, all
information, and the
actions of all people fairly. Never assume you have
all the facts prior to
a thorough investigation of the matter. Never pass
judgment until every
aspect has been scrutinized, and then only with
great caution. This is how
we must treat others!

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