"i invite YOU in": FALSE REPORT

Have you ever heard something said about you that is false, yet certain people are convinced it's true? Well, I have. More times than I'd care to recall. And regardless of all the other times false news filled somebody else's ears with wax that blocks out the truth, the freshest is always the most flagrant.I don't need to go into explicit detail about what I'm talking about, but I will explicate what's false in order to regulate what's true. You see, when someone has a false view of you, it usually doesn’t matter because chances are they only know “of” you.However, the intensity of the situation changes when the persons involved don't just know "of" you, but they know you. And at this point you'd think that if they knew ya, then perhaps it should be easy to ask ya! Ask ya what? About the negative situation they believe to be true. So instead of reaching out to ask you about the so-called misunderstanding ---they choose to believe what's false!Hmmmm. You'd think that your personal character would speak loud enough to those who say they know you. And if the stuff that comes up about you doesn't line up with your character, then perhaps that should be an indicator that "what's being interpreted" isn't necessarily the interpretation.Nonetheless, I'm at a loss because of this! It just hurts to hear such ridiculousness about yourself from people that you care for deeply. And you'd think your history with them would warrant the benefit of the doubt and not become the "reason" they're avoiding you.Sad for sure, and that's just my thoughts about a false report. "i invite YOU in!"