Gossip!
@allknowing (136369)
India
February 13, 2010 9:10pm CST
They say even kings and queens gossip. Nothing wrong there but reacting on gossip and making a victim of oneself or that of another is not quite in order. Have you ever reacted to gossip or the grapevine and taken decisions which may have proved costly to you?
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@allknowing (136369)
• India
26 Feb 10
You think that will stop them further gossip. That shows how important a person you are. It is only those that matter get the exclusive privilege!!
@onlyprincess (782)
• Philippines
14 Feb 10
Hi allknowing, I've heard this quote from the author paulo coelho: "Those who gossip with you, will gossip of you." Better not participate in such, coz you never know, when you had you're back turned these shallow people says something behind you.
@allknowing (136369)
• India
26 Feb 10
My discussion was about someone gossiping about you and not about me involving any kind of gossip but since you mention it let me tell you we all indluge in it and also expect that others will gossip about us. It is the reaction to gossip is dangerous.
@Biomechanoid (2923)
• Estonia
14 Feb 10
I haven't been a subject of gossips too often, at least that's what I think. If there were some serious accusations and lies spreading around, I think I would find out, who started that and demand some explanations from him/her. I think that gossips may sometimes seriously hurt ones reputation.
@Cheiyen (317)
• Philippines
28 Feb 10
hello!
a few weeks ago two or three people were gossiping about me and about two of them came up with a false statement that i told a lie. i just defended myself by telling them the truth to erase the doubts, but not really by means of confrontation. all is well now and i still treat them i way i used to. i'm not in control of what other people think or talk about me specially when they feel unproductive and the only way to spend time is to talk about other people's lives.
i'm heading to a new workplace. i believe letting gossips and gossipers get into your nerves is a waste of time and will bring you down.
if i'm not guilty, then i can continuously be who i am and even stay nice with them. we can't make everyone like us, you know.
@saphrina (31551)
• South Africa
14 Feb 10
I always reacted to it, but then i decided one day, the hell with it. If it makes people happy and keep them busy, let them enjoy themselves. If you cannot come and say something to my face, you are the ninny and then it only proves that i am a better person than you are. Gossip away, i don,t care. TATA.
@allknowing (136369)
• India
26 Feb 10
Gossip is part and parcel of existence. It is the reaction to it is dangerous. Trying to make a point based on gossip will land anyone in trouble. So let gossip be considered as entertainment and nothing beyond.
@KnowIT (2)
• India
23 Feb 10
Normally I don't care or respond to gossips by not-so-close or not-so-worthy people and the people who care about me never gossip about me. But at times when the gossip is negatively affecting me or harmful to me, I take a strong stance to clear the air. Once there was a plot played against one lecturer in my college and we students were blamed for signing a complaint/feedback against him, whereas actually the trap was done without our knowledge. I came to know very late and tried in vain to prove my innocence; all my effort became fruitless.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Feb 10
hi allknowing Gossip can be very vicious and even deadly causing some people to overreact and do things they should not do. I reacted once and believed something about a certain person so was not friendly to her til one day I found her in tears and learned she was not at all what I had overheard, from then we became close friends. so do not ever trust gossip at all.
