I've seen tragedies caused by a joke, and years later, I realized the horror of ignorance. It was a spring afternoon, and I was tidying up my study at home when I suddenly heard a knock at the door.
"Bang bang bang!" I put down the book in my hand and walked quickly to the door. When I opened the door, I saw my neighbor Xiaofang, surnamed Lin, whose face was full of tears, obviously wronged.
Xiao Fang wiped away her tears and said tremblingly: "I went to my brother-in-law's house to borrow some soy sauce just now, but I didn't expect to be severely reprimanded by my brother-in-law, saying that I was lacking in heart and ignorance, and asked me to go back and treat my nephew well."
I was shocked that Xiaofang and her brother-in-law's house lived not far away, and they had always had a good relationship. I thought about it, Xiaofang joked about her brother-in-law's chubby appearance like a "fat pig" at the last dinner, and everyone laughed at the time, but I didn't expect this joke to cause such a big misunderstanding.
Xiaofang's tears couldn't stop flowing, I accompanied her and thought for a while, planning to go to her brother-in-law in person to explain the misunderstanding.
"Xiaofang, don't worry, I'll go talk to your brother-in-law and solve this problem. I said to her.
Xiao Fang looked up at me, her eyes full of gratitude and grievances, "Thank you, Sister Zhang." ”
I walked out of the house and came to the door of my brother-in-law's house, surnamed Li. Ring the doorbell, and after a while, the eldest brother surnamed Li opened the door, and he was stunned when he saw my unhappy expression.
"Yo, Sister Zhang, why are you here?" surnamed Li looked a little surprised when he saw me.
"Brother Li, I'm here for Xiaofang, she just ran to my house and cried, saying that you have some misunderstanding about her, let me explain.
The surname Li listened to my words, and the expression on his face finally eased, "Oh, so that's the case, I misunderstood, Xiaofang still came to you?"
I nodded, and my surname Li beckoned me into the house, and explained to me what had just happened while making a cup of tea.
I advise the misunderstanding between the surnamed Li and Xiaofang to be a trivial matter, and not to affect family harmony. The surname Li also said that he would communicate well with Xiaofang and not let this incident affect the relationship between the two.
Leaving the surname Li's family, I have a deeper understanding of the ignorance of jokes in my heart, if a joke causes misunderstanding and harm to others, the consequences are very serious.
"Xiaofang, I have already told your brother-in-law, he has not misunderstood now, and you will get better between you.
Xiao Fang's eyes showed a glint of hope, "Thank you, Sister Zhang, you really helped a lot." ”
I smiled and patted her hand, "Neighbors should help each other, if there is anything to find me in the future, we must unite with each other to live better in this community."
Xiao Fang nodded again and again, and I saw the smile in her eyes, and my heart was even more relieved. I hope that after that, the relationship between Xiaofang and her brother-in-law can gradually ease, and the misunderstanding caused by this joke can also become an opportunity to get along better in the future.
A few days later, I received a call from Xiaofang, and there was a hint of worry in her voice. It turned out that Xiaofang mentioned my brother-in-law's question about going out to work, surnamed Li originally planned to go to work in other places, but Xiaofang was worried that he would quit his stable job, so he couldn't help but quarrel for a while.
Soon after, Xiaofang came to me and told me about another problem that was bothering her. She mentioned that her surname Li has been wanting to have a second child for several years, and she has been hesitant because of the pressure of work and life.
I listened to Xiaofang's confession and learned that the contradiction between the surname Li and Xiaofang was not as simple as the previous misunderstanding.
Xiaofang also said that she would think about it, ask herself, and try her best to understand the thoughts of the surname Li. Family trivialities may add a little conflict, but as long as we can resolve differences through understanding and tolerance, families can still live in harmony.
One day, I was just about to go out grocery shopping when I heard another knock on the door. I opened the door and saw Li, who seemed a little nervous and angry.
"Sister Zhang, come and persuade Xiaofang, she has made a big fuss with me again, this time she has gone too far!"
After listening to the words of the surname Li, I deeply felt the seriousness of the matter. For a person surnamed Li who works hard and wants to bring a better life to his family, Xiaofang's attitude does seem to be a little extreme.
I left the house and walked to the door of Xiaofang's house and rang the doorbell. Xiao Fang opened the door and saw that it was me, and she lowered her head in some shame.
"Xiaofang, what's wrong with you and surnamed Li? He came to me to say that there was a conflict between you again. I asked.
When I got home, I found the surname Li again and explained to him how Xiaofang felt. I repeatedly persuaded the surnamed Li to spend more time with Xiaofang and give her more care and understanding.
"Sister Zhang, I know, I will communicate with Xiaofang well and no longer make her feel lonely. The surname Li nodded.
I glanced at the surname Li and saw that his eyes were full of guilt and exhaustion. I hope that the two of them can rethink calmly under my persuasion and ease this family dispute.