After all these years, you'd think i'd come to understand why people devour on mindless gossip, clearly at the expense of others. It's even more comical when people think they are some sort of life satellite dishes transmitting valuable information. Funny thing is, no matter who the rumours are about - a close friend or someone you vaguely remember from that party 2 years back, we seem to capture everything, and perhaps add a nasty personal touch to it before re-dispensing it to the next person we meet along the corridors. I have been a victim of such dire situations, as much as I have been part of them. And I've come to wonder where all that zest and energy came from.
It still bugs me why people can't just go about their own chores and make fruitful attempts at being nice - a rather idyllic vision. Even more disturbing is that those who don't know you personally, hit you harder than your sworn enemies. Maybe evil is inherent in all of us, and i suppose that it's the extent of its presence that distinguishes a 'good person' from a bad one (in relative terms) After all, we are all sinners and thus have an incessant need for God's forgiveness.
In any case, just so you need your daily dose of mindless gossip here's the post-amble(if there's such a word) This entry WAS NOT spun out of bitterness, or any occassion of me being a sore vicim of gossip. Rather, it was just a casual observation the regularity of such occurrences amongst my friends. Just for the record, this is definitely not an attempt to preach either - just to make sure i've covered myself well before you open that gap =)
