Do you ever gossip?
I think, we all do.. at some point in time.
Gossip is as universal as eating and sleeping. We might deny that we never indulge ourselves in gossiping about our colleague and neighbor, but we do talk about politics and how you hate the protagonists of your ideals, and how about our favorite TV/ movie stars and why they ended up with better or worst lives, those are still considered gossiping.
Whenever we gossip, and no matter what motive impels us, we are really seeking just one goal: something to boost our self egos. How many times do we mask our guilt feelings with this self- righteous thought “Well, I’m not so bad – look what he/ she did!” Now, does that ring a bell on you? Making comparisons and ending up starting a groundless rumor about someone.
And as most people said that usually the kind of gossip we indulge in is a mirror of our inner selves. If you tell stories of your friends infidelities, you might be expressing possibly from your own unconscious desire to be unfaithful. If you gossip about racial or religious prejudice,you may be seeking a scapegoat of your own social insecurity. Almost any personal anxiety will serve gossip’s purpose.
Now that we know that gossiping reveals our inner woman – or man, are you busy to swap information about other people?
Is there still a chance to end gossiping? Yes, and it always depends on us.
So, how can we control our tongue and put an end on it?
1. Don’t be afraid to ask for evidence to support a rumor passed on to you. Whatever it is, let the story end with you.
2. Consider whether or not the gossip you are about to relate reveals any of your own unconscious desire to meddle with.
3. Distrust all gossip that reflects a current social madness, whether racial, political or just a bitter fight between friends.
4. Learn your own weakness, you don’t need a scapegoat of your insecurities.
Just some few tips in how to mind our own business, I’m sure you got a lot of intelligent ways to stop it.
Lastly, just want to highlight this verse from the Bible.
P.S. I got this article in writing after watching one single episode of the Gossip Girl on Netflix, the enhanced quarantine procedure in our city for a month really dragged me on that series,lol! Just one episode though). Way back 2010, I have friends in the department so engrossed about it, but I never got a chance to join the bandwagon might be because I don't like the title and/ or Dr. Grey (the American medical drama series) kept me busy hahah! Anyway, I don't want to be biased commenting about the Gossip Girl show and jotting my review because I haven't watched the entire thing. A glimpse of it was enough to move me in sharing my thoughts that gossiping is pretty common in life, and its commonality is destructive in a lot of ways.
Thanks for reading!
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