Gossip

          Sometimes it's hard to resist inclining forward to listen in on a conversation about school gossip. High schoolers find this need to be in the know. My theory is that in order to engage in conversation with someone high schoolers feel like they need to know all the latest rumors circulating a school. That or they may attract people by always knowing the latest gossip. Someone may say that being informed is a good thing, and I would agree in most cases but this one. Gossip is not important information. Gossip is often false or an exaggeration. Gossip really won't improve your understanding of something instead it will leave you with a craving. A craving for more, until it is almost addicting. Gossip can hurt people more than the edge of a blade. Even if a piece of gossip is true it still is vile and unimportant. I hate gossip, yet I'm subject to its lure myself. I try not to spread gossip, but I will ask someone about something if they know about it. I mean if we didn't have gossip what would we talk about? Current events, politics, and scientific studies? Would that really be a bad thing? Think about how much gossip you know. What if you could replace that with important information. I've had engaging conversations with people that weren't about gossip. It is possible. Start with simple things. Just once try to hold a piece of gossip down, and ask yourself if you tell someone else this will it hurt someone or help someone? Try to turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to others talking about gossip just once a day. By not being wrapped up in other's lives you may discover new things about your own.