“my mother always told me …, ” it says in the magazine “that’s life!” on page 4. (Issue 35 September 3, 2012)

A reader writes that her mother always told her,

“IT’S BETTER TO CARRY A TUNE THAN TO CARRY A GRUDGE.”

WHAT DOES “THE BOOK OF BOOKS” SAY ABOUT THE TUNE CARRIERS?

Very much. This is what I found in the Psalms:

David says in Psalm 27, “I will sing and make music to the LORD.” (Psalm 27:6) David is full of music.

In Psalm 57 he says again, “I will sing and make music.” (Psalm 57:7)

In Psalm 92 at the very beginning the Psalmist says, “It is good to praise the LORD and make music to your name, O Most high.” (Psalm 92:1)

And listen to David again, “My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing and make music with all my soul.” (Psalm 108:1)

WHAT DOES “THE BOOK OF BOOKS” SAY ABOUT THE GRUDGE CARRIERS?

I don’t find very much. This is what the Bible says:

Leviticus 19:18 says, “Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, …” (NIV)

Read also Psalm 59:15; James 5:8; First Peter 4:8; Second Corinthians 9:7 in the Authorized (King James) Version.

Someone observed that

“Some people never sing; they die with all their music inside them.”

Are that the people who are carrying grudges?