St. Augustine once said, “Truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it; let it loose and it will defend itself.” So often when we experience others ineffectively, our natural inclination is to vent to friends and loved ones, to share our story of struggle in efforts to attain sympathy and support. Over the years, I have found that in those moments of venting, I, subconsciously, (and sometimes consciously) am persecuting the character of someone else. At the time, I think my actions are justified, but as I have gotten older, that quick need to react is sometimes to the detriment of truth emerging.