1. conversation about personal matters: conversation about
the personal details of other people's lives, whether rumor or fact, especially
when malicious
2. casual conversation: informal conversation or writing
about recent and often personal events
3. habitual talker: somebody who habitually discusses the
personal details of others' lives
Do you remember the Gossip Game or perhaps (like me) you
called it the Telephone Game? Where a group of kids would stand in a line or
sit in a circle. The first kid would make up a sentence about someone. And
each kid would whisper what they thought they heard into the next ear and so on
. . . . . until the kid at the end would have to repeat the sentence out loud.
Of course, the faster it was said the more jumbled it became and the funnier it
was at the end!!
Even the Bible warns about gossip: Proverbs 16:28 A dishonest man spreads strife, and a
whisperer separates close friends.
This
is just one of many verses addressing the problems of gossiping and those that
partake in the gossip.
Have
you noticed a trend?? We don’t gossip in person as much as we do ONLINE!! This
new method of socializing lets us take bits and pieces and pass it on just because
it sounded good. Politicians?? They have a market on it!! And I’m not saying
which side is worse, they have both been actively “gossiping” for years!! And
we fall for it!!
When
you post something or email something, do you take the time to check it out for
accuracy before passing it on? If we are saying something about someone, don’t
we need to be sure that it is true?
I
had never paid much attention to the posts, etc. and have been just as guilty,
merrily reposting something I believed in just because . . . . . . . was it
true??
A
great place to check for some of these stories is Snopes.com. I have found a
lot of half truths and rumors that I could have squashed had I checked there
first.
This
isn’t going to clean up all the gossip but wouldn’t it help if we each did our
part? Perhaps we could set a good example for our kids.
Please
join me and try to check for accuracy before passing something of substance on
to the next person.
Thank
you!!
Oh,
and here is a piece of information that is TRUE, not rumor but FACT!!!!
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