77. Think Before You Speak
Sometimes we say things without thinking. Very often a thoughtless remark may hurt others' feelings or cause a misunderstanding or an embarrassment. We must， therefore， always think before we speak.
Once I told an old friend how beautiful his girlfriend looked when I saw them together at a movie theater the other day. Unfortunately， I made a mistake. It happened that she wasn't with my friend. She was with someone else. I had let the cat out of the bag， so to speak. I'd never been so embarrassed in my life. I certainly learned my lesson， but at a very high price. His girlfriend never spoke to me again！ And to make matters worse， it is rumored that they eventually broke up.
Sometimes we say things without thinking. Very often a thoughtless remark may hurt others' feelings or cause a misunderstanding or an embarrassment. We must， therefore， always think before we speak.
Once I told an old friend how beautiful his girlfriend looked when I saw them together at a movie theater the other day. Unfortunately， I made a mistake. It happened that she wasn't with my friend. She was with someone else. I had let the cat out of the bag， so to speak. I'd never been so embarrassed in my life. I certainly learned my lesson， but at a very high price. His girlfriend never spoke to me again！ And to make matters worse， it is rumored that they eventually broke up.