Got this in an email & just wanna share this info with
y'all... 
Counterfeit
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When we get hurt by another person, we have a tendency not to
trust in others.
In a relationship, if we get hurt by a woman or a man, then
we
tend not to trust women or men. Especially if we get hurt
more
than once.
Many people will hurt you. They are predators and actually
enjoy causing pain. Usually, theyve been hurt themselves,
and hurt people, hurt people.
Its kind of like money.
There is counterfeit money out there.
There are counterfeit or bad checks and stolen credit cards.
Once youve been burned with one bad check, you are skeptical
about checks. Thats why some businesses simply dont take
checks; theyve been burned.
There are millions of dollars of counterfeit money floating
around and one day, you might get some.
But there is also billions of dollars of genuine money
floating
around. You dont throw ALL of the money away just because
you
got a few counterfeit bills do you?
No, you dont.
Then dont throw all of humanity away just because you
encountered a few counterfeits.
And remember, even with the genuine, most money is extremely
dirty. It has changed hands many times (often dirty hands)
and
has been who knows where. Most money is just full of germs.
You dont throw away twenty dollar bills just because theyve
been through some rough times do you?
No, you dont.
Give people the same chance that you give money.
Recognize there are the real and the counterfeit, and
recognize
that most of it has gone through and still has some dirt.
Inspect both well; however, those with wisdom can recognize
the
real from the counterfeit or have tools to tell the
difference.
So what tools do you have to distinguish counterfeit people?
Parents.
Rarely have I counseled a relationship gone bad where the
parents approved. Parents saw the real or the counterfeit.
Real and counterfeit, they are BOTH out there.
Dont shut out the real, and dont get taken by the
counterfeit.
