People who live in glass houses, should not throw stones

I've heard this quote for as long as I can remember, and it holds true in many aspects of life. Good news: I try not to throw stones and hurt people, and I feel like a better person. Bad news: not everyone has reached the same conclusion. They still throw stones and don't care how much it will hurt the people around them.

Recently, I went on a trip with some teammates and we had some interesting conversations. But in the midst of the hilarious anecdotes, one girl began to make fun of someone she saw at a football game and went to school with. "She's ugly, anorexic, and her personality makes her uglier, and she thinks that guys like her, but they only use her,"and in that one sneering comment, they completely demoralized a poor girl that most of the team had only known by name. After hearing this sad description, my heart hurt for her and I began to wonder about the unknown details of her life. Then, a realization hit me, it's comments from girls like these who drive innocent girls to do the unthinkable. Day after day, the digs, the jabs and the snotty looks slowly but surely drive them to the brink of their confidence: to a place where they're not good enough, not pretty or smart enough, and it's heartrending. Ever since that day, I've prayed for a watch over my lips that I might not accidentally hurt someone in the same way they hurt that girl.

On a lighter note, this quote has quite a funny memory attached to it. I'm on the Academic Team and have been for about seven years. A couple of years ago I went to my old school to help with the newcomers. One of the questions in the match was to complete the quote, "People in glass houses shouldn't..." and those four children were clueless. They'd apparently never heard it and were trying to think of a logical answer. Finally after ten seconds of hushed whispers, the captain squeaked, "take showers?". Enough said :)