My Expressions : Back - Bites & stabs

BACK - BITES & STABS 

Malicious talk, spiteful talk, slander, libel, defamation, abuse, character assassination, scandal, Mongering, disparagement, denigration, vilification, vituperation, 
calumny, revilement..

There are so many synonyms for the grand act of liberal and unrestrained smearing of false concoctions on somebodies character with the sole aim of denigrating him and feeling a high which otherwise would be impossible to achieve thru fair means.

I could find some very interesting quotations from different personalities  aptly describing the phenomenon and ways to cope. 

“Don't destroy yourself by allowing negative people add gibberish and debris to your character, reputation, and aspirations. Keep all dreams alive but discreet, so that those with unhealthy tongues won't have any other option than to infest themselves with their own diseases.” 
-  Michael Bassey Johnson, The Infinity Sign

“Many times, you are the single most significant and glorious thing that has ever happened in the lives of some people; they sit around and talk about you over and over again throughout the years while you are out there living your life, every step that you take and every kiss that you make having absolutely nothing to do with them, at all!”      
― C. JoyBell C.

“Be warned: A person content to sit with you and criticize others will speak critically of you out of earshot.” 
  ― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway

“The mission or ministry of backbiters is to bite you at the back. When they backbite you, move forward. If you turn back to talk back or fight them, you descend to their low class.” 

― Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

“Don’t be too fast to highlight the weaknesses of other people. That is the quickest way of exposing your own weaknesses.” 

― Israelmore Ayivor, Daily Drive 365

The difference between Back biter and back stabber is that of word and deed. Intent is same i.e. sizing up by pulling down.instead of pulling one self up.

There have been some really talented backbiters & back stabbers who kept undoing my efforts and reducing them, to zero with unmatched craftiness & zeal. Initially I used to be very disturbed finding myself being misunderstood and misrepresented due to their untiring efforts. Over a period of time I realised that they needed a compassionate view because these people had a) given up on themselves   b) accepted defeat  &  c) lived in artificial & wretched self pomposity.

Back biters create a communication gap such that the clarifications and verification are ruled out. They are capable of poisoning the minds of people about a person in such a manner that people do not even approach the person concerned and are distanced. Backbiters are also always on watch to make use of every possible opportunity to build their propaganda. 

The damage they do is unfathomable, Unbearable and unpardonable. Yet mercy upon them as there is no other way to wish them THEIR BEST!!!

- Pakhi -