Mufti Menk – Don’t Lose Your Good Character

I always tell the young people, listen,

don't lose your good character

because of someone else's bad character. A guy

swore you in public. Are you going to

swear back in the same public? If you

did, what was the difference between the 2

of you?

No difference.

But a guy swore you, it has happened

to me.

There was a there was a guy, he

parked his car next to mine, not parked

but he stopped at the traffic light. He

was very angry and upset because I overtook

him.

Anyway,

he stopped there and he's making loud sounds

with his

big exhaust which he fitted at the back

of his Subaru.

You know, big exhaust.

He came, he start making big noise. He

opened his window. He's showing me fingers. You

know fingers. He wants to swear.

I looked at him, I said,

just put my thumb like this. And he's

swearing, swearing. I said,

Now because I am praising his car, he's

so happy he doesn't know whether to smile

or to cry.

Because what did he want? He only wants

to attract attention. I know that. He only

wants people to say, Wow, nice car. Nice

car. Right? So like,

good car. He was so happy, he started

laughing. He started being. And he was so

In 1 second from swearing

to being happy and excited. And I told

myself, Wallahi, if I wanted I could sway

him back. Isn't it? Would it help or

wouldn't help? So think, think. Sometimes it's just

excitement.