If someone lives in a glass house, should he throw stones at other houses?

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Inday

It is never right to throw stones at other people's homes, more so for someone who lives in a glass house. In the event of retaliation, the latter has more to lose coz he has to replace all those broken glasses.

What this means really is we should never bear false witness against our neighbors. Our "private" lives are subject to scrutiny (hence the reference to glass homes) so let's not be too critical of others lest we get the brunt of it.

Scribbler

Obviously, he or she should not - because throwing stones at houses built of brick or mortar would hardly damage them !
But, if those others retaliate in the same way, the glass house would get smashed up !
Reminds me of an old tale, concerning the ancient Mayan civilisation, that might interest you :
...The early Mayan folk were a simple lot, and though they had abundant stocks of gold, they all lived in houses built of grass.
The rich ones would add more storeys to their homes, and the village chieftain's house would have the most - but these too used only grass !
One such aging chief owned a golden throne - which was the envy of several neighbouring chieftains. When they heard that he had fallen ill, they joined forces and laid siege on the village.
The chief realised that his men were outnumbered, and that the invaders would soon defeat him. But he swore that they would never get his golden throne - and decided to stow it in the uppermost storey of his home, where no one would ever dream of looking for it !
...When their food and supplies ran low, the desparate villagers had surrendered without any resistence - and the victorious invaders had moved in, and marched straight to the chief's multi-storeyed home.
A horrible sight awaited them : the chief's bleeding corpse was lying on the ground floor - crushed by the heavy weight of his own golden throne, which had torn its way down through several grass-floors, and killed him.
:-(
The 'moral' of this morbid tale ?
'Those who live in grass houses should not stow thrones' !
:-((

Missing my Soldier

This is an extremely random answer... why would someone even throw rocks at a house?

Bitter Guy

Yes if he really has reason to.

luosechi é§±å£«åŸº

All depends on whether his house is built from bulletproof glass â˜º. But throwing stones at someone's property is not nice.

Always Ariana

No..I will sue.

Braniac w/ no Brain

this question made me giggle...xD

they will throw back more stones at my house and it will fall down like twin towers..

Magwawali

Only if he is outside at the time.

Gary

i'd most probably burn down the houses of those who got me suspended, allan.

i'll see them damned first.

Purple Tactics

If it feels good... go for it!

mickel

you can try.. and you'll end up with your house shattered to glasses..

a stone ill throw.. will be the stone thrown back at my prescious glass house.

yoodge

yes...especially in the Philippines...:(

Anne

uhh.. no.. but he might if he's high or something..

Ray H

Nope, the neighbors will get angry and throw rocks back.

Leander

Probably not or he'll either get sued, beaten, or get his house destroyed by neighbors also throwing rocks for revenge.

anna m

If he dares ;D (especially if he lives in the philipinnes..hehe)

Carole W

No that is ridclous

Pointy

It is simply best to live and let live as opposed to Paul McCartney's "Live and Let Die."

Aref H4

"Charity begins at home."

"Before you point out the dirt in someone else's face, first look at your own face in the mirror."

'Let him that is without sin throw the first stone"

and

"People who live in glass houses should not throw stones."

all have something in common. But either I am too drunk to relate them to each other, or I am too busy preaching against drinking alcoholic beverages.

annabelle p

Certainly not lest someone throws stones at his glass house and....oppss!

Owen Geiscelle

batuhin mo ng bato babatuhin ka ng tinapay kya ok lang un!=)

sweet water

Absolutely. One doesn't throw rocks when he lives in a glass house, so if he is prone to throwing rocks at houses, he has no other choice but to throw them at his neighbor.

Juan C

probably... and they'll throw back bread at my house...

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