Imagine that you have pancreatic cancer. Imagine that you are hopeful you will beat it because you were fortunate enough to have it detected early. Imagine that you're undergoing chemotherapy, radiation therapy and any other holostic therapy you can find to battle for your life. Then imagine seeing your face plastered on some gossip magazine with the heading "your name Only Has 5 Weeks to Live" What do you think that would do to your will to fight?
Then imagine your spouse's face as he/she reads it. Then imagine your kids when they come home from school to tell you that so-and-so just told them that you're going to die in 5 weeks, is that true?
Now instead of using your energy to fight your battle with this ugly disease, you are spending it to console your spouse and children. I'm guessing next week the gossip columns will show him in a casket. Will you spread that rumor? Where's your compassion? |