Considering there isn’t any content in my Answer post I decided to go for a “My thoughts/opinions” post instead.
I have recently realized that regardless of your status in the society, gender, age, sexual preference or ability to keep secrets, WE have a tendency of trying to sniff out secrets and spread it around. We are like the bloodhounds whose blood is composed of juicy gossip, talks about sex life, scandalous incidents and quotes of who said what about who and why.
Just yesterday I was on a conference call with a couple of friends discussing what one of them did to ensure his ex suffered because of what she had in turn done to him before their break up. What I found interesting though was that the third person on the call was far more interested in what he had done to get his revenge and what he had done to her (sexually) before their breakup.
Being a firm believer of a Gentleman never kisses and tells. I found it amusing that a girl was far more interested in ignoring the rule than the guy. But that’s the least of my discoveries while venturing into the area of “Gossip”.
While hanging out with a bunch of girls (No I am not gay. My male friends just happened to be late. No offense to my homosexual buddies but I am straight as a wooden ruler.). Getting back to topic. While hanging out with a bunch of girls (and sitting quietly in a corner and pretending I din’t exist) I discovered the extent to which girls’ gossip extends. From who broke up with who and why to who lost her virginity to who and what reason she gave for losing it! (Unbelievable right? That’s what I thought!).
But its not just the fairer sex who indulges in Gossip. We “MEN” who don’t gossip also tend to sit around and share stories about how Mr. X is doing a Y activity instead of doing a Z activity because he’s an utter moron. And most of this happens while we are sober. Men have an equally small stomach for storing secrets as Women.
I have even found people sharing dirty laundry of their cousins with their friends just to carry on an interesting conversation with no guarantees of that news not being shared with anyone else.
Secrets, Trust and Confidence have lost their meanings in the face of popularity and being a part of the In-Group. The golden rule of Silence is the best policy has changed to Silence is for depressed morons having nerdy-issues.
Even as I write this the only thought in head is how long before I find out that even those I trust have been spreading my dirty laundry among their “Secret Keepers”.
With family, relatives, enemies and friends all keeping an eye on you. You better be careful for the Spy Games are ON. And you never know who might find out what…
Cheers!
Piece From Chaos 