Article January 1, 2003 Issue

“The situation seemed impossible to resolve”

Solène Roux—Clamart, France

I found out that one of my best friends was going out with a boy who didn't have a very good reputation. So, I decided to tell her that maybe it wasn't good for her to be going out with him. She got mad and told her boyfriend everything I had said to her. And then he didn't want anything to do with me because he thought I wanted to break them up.

For months my friend ignored me. I didn't know what to do. I didn't think of praying about it at first, because the situation seemed impossible to resolve.

One Sunday morning I decided to speak to my Sunday School teacher about it. She reminded me that I was passing judgment on my friends and giving them all these negative labels. But since I had genuinely wanted to help my girlfriend and do something good for her, there was no reason for things to turn out badly.

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