Oversharing

A wise person once told me: before saying something, THINK 

Is it Truthful, Helpful, Inspiring, Necessary and Kind?

Over the weekend I met a single mother who worked many miles away from her children. The children are being taken care of by her ex-husband & their stepmother in Shah Alam. She shared some of her stories, but unfortunately I also shared a small part of her story with other friends, which I should not have done. Because it apparently added on to their fodder of information about her (which I was not privy to) and paints a picture of her as an unsavoury character. When the notes are compared, she turned out not as I had seen her and I felt bad adding to the information/ database.

To me, she is surviving as a single mother and facing her own challenges and battles, being away from her children. Yes I would have taken care of my children no matter how difficult things are, but who am I to judge her decisions. Every person travels his/ her own path, no matter how difficult or challenging it is.

Lesson & note to self: The buck stops with me. Don't share. Keep quiet. 

On the same note I would probably never be able to share my life as content, like certain celebrities, influencers or youtubers. The guilt and self-questioning would crush me.