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Curious, Isn't It?

Album: Gold Audio 08: Beyond Expectations

Episode: 112

Lesson/Theme: Minding our own business.

Bible Verse: I Thessalonians 4:11

Characters: George, Bernard, Connie, Eugene, Whit

Writer: Phil Lollar

Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell

Original Air Date: April 28, 1990

Last Air Date: June 5, 2008

Description:
Ben is showing Esther a "shortcut" to Whit's End, which passes by a cemetery. As they pass it, they look over the rows of tombstones and see a familiar face: Whit's. He's talking to a lady that neither Ben nor Esther recognize. Esther is curious and moves closer to hear what they're saying. Whit is asking the lady, Emma, for an answer. She says, "Yes." Then Whit takes out a ring and gives it to Emma! They both walk off happily. Esther is stunned. She quickly assumes Whit is getting married. But Ben warns her not to jump to conclusions. To get more proof, they follow Whit. They discover that he's bought a huge amount of flowers for Emma, and that he's ordered alterations on his tuxedo. That's enough to convince Ben. But when he later tells Connie, Eugene, and Bernard about it, they say they need more proof. Later, Whit walks downstairs, dressed to the hilt. Whit says he'll be gone a couple of hours and that he's bringing back someone special for them to meet. After that, there's no doubt left in anyone's mind. Whit leaves, and everyone instantly springs into action. In a whirlwind of activity, they plan and pull together a party for the newlyweds. The whole town turns out for it-and Dale Jacobs even writes a front-page story about it for the Odyssey Times. When Whit and Emma walk in, everyone yells "Surprise!" George Barclay presents them with their wedding present: a trip to the Bahamas. Whit and Emma are flattered and flabbergasted . . . but not married. Esther put together a series of circumstances and arrived at the wrong conclusion. The town is humiliated, but Whit graciously allows the party to continue. Esther learns not to let her curiosity take over her common sense-until she spies Eugene talking to a girl. . . .

Questions:
Esther drew the wrong conclusion about Whit. But even if she had been correct, why was it wrong for her to spread the news? What should Connie, Eugene and Bernard have done when they saw Whit in his tuxedo? How do you decide if something is gossip? How can you avoid making assumptions about other people's business?