Tired of it all.. of all the rumors, the lies, the misunderstandings!! but are they reallly rumors? can one or a few people be blamed for somethin spreading around a school or a community.. i mean, maybe it was just a bunch a friends talkin to each other, not knowing how what they were sayin could end up actually hurting someone!? mabye it was just a little "gossip" that got out of hand? because what is a "rumor" really?
rumor: A piece of
unverified information of
uncertain origin spread by word of mouth, or received from another?
or is there more to this then we think?
everybody has a tendency to gossip.. heck, most people even enjoy it! but is there a line at which gossip turns into an evil rumor that is spread & hurtin people? because when you look it up in a dictionary
gossip is just a synonym for "
rumor or talk of a personal, sensational, or intimate nature".. but doesnt common sense tell you that there is a slight difference between the two.. i mean, when you're sittin with yr friends chatting about how you heard a "rumor" that this girl was going out with this guy, or that this and this person was a smoker, or just that some girl liked some other guy, etc.. would you ever admit that you were
spreading a "rumor"?
no way! you're just "gossiping" with your friends.. but no one ever understands how sometimes gossip can be twisted and manipulated into somethin, that can then end up hurting another person, just because of a slight misunderstanding or a different p.o.v. (point of view).. i mean weren't it rumors that led the Germans to believe that Jews are bad people, or led Americans to believe that there were nuclear weapons in Iraq (not meaning the people of Germany or the States, i dont have anything against them personally, just talking about the society in general, which i know you're not supposed to do since it's not the
whole society, but in this case i guess it's just a figure of speech).. aren't they rumors that lead even stars and celebrities to break-ups and other.. or a simpler example.. arent they rumors that make people (in school for eg) feel like they're dirt that deserves to be stepped on in their everyday life, feeling like they need to change who they are, or how they act, just so they can "fit in" (were it into society or just a group of people) or just simply so they can not be "talked about"(and yet people still always find somethin else to say!!).. or was that all just gossip too??
i'm not really sure what the goal or point of this post is.. i guess i just want to say to everyone; first, be careful the next time you "gossip".. people might not always understand what you mean, which when spread, can end up effecting more people then you think.. & second, dont always believe what you hear, unless you can verify that info from "the source" itself.. like i said, there's always gonna be misunderstandings (whether its in speech or just the way other people [the people gossiped about] live their lives).. so when you feel like this piece of information is
so important you just
can't keep it to yourself, make sure it's really "just gossip".. cuz after all gossip isnt
really a rumor? it's so much funner then that! *evil grin* hihi
Quote (from
www.biz.colostate.edu): "One rumor turns into two, multiplies by ten, then starts again. And once it's about you, it's not so funny. So make it right now, so no one gets hurt. Get to know someone instead of getting down on them"..."Everyone's different. Everyone has something to offer. Dont laugh or whisper about people who aren't like you. Talk with them instead. Take a closer look. You might just find something or someone you like. And [remember] friendships can last a lifetime. [but rumors always die at some point]"
