Fact or Fiction

Frank A Clark once said, ~Gossip needn't be false to be evil. There's a lot of truth that shouldn't be passed around.~ Without a doubt, its in our basic human nature to be enticed by what we hear when it pertains to the drama that happened or is happening in, to, and/or around us. You can't help but want to know the 411 on what supposedly went on or is going on because quite frankly it's our curiosity that can get the better of us to the point where we can be absolutely hungry for more, in a manner of speaking. Yet, you can't always put stock in the information you hear by word of mouth is 100% accurate because the situation may have been slightly or majorly changed to fit one's supposed version of what he, she, or they said/heard as the truth.

Let me ask you this question, are you the type of person who spreads idle gossip in order to stir the pot, so to speak, to where you end up just sitting back and watching the initial chaos that ensues afterwards? You see, all it ever takes is to have a seemingly small incident that is hardly worth the attention, manipulate it, and have it spun into something so sensationalized it can ruin one's reputation, as well as, relationship. For it's a sad, sick, and twisted situation indeed when someone doesn't have a conscience as he/she has no remorse whatsoever to the parties involved just as long as he or she doesn't get caught in the proverbial crossfire, which shows how much of heartless, cold S.O.B. that person is considered to be.

If you think about it, there is a high school/middle school type mentality when it comes to the gossip that is essentially spread by word of mouth and inevitably heard by the masses. It would be safe to say that some, most, or all you have had firsthand experience possibly leaving you to become somewhat or absolutely paranoid/aware of those close to/around you talking under their breath as to what shocking/juicy information has been circulating from ear to ear through the so called gossip grapevine. So, how did you deal with/handle the unfortunate/embarrassing situation? Oftentimes, you have to deal with it in a mature level headed manner and hope that it all blows over instead of handling it in a foolish immature way as if you were back in your middle school/high school days.

Personally speaking, there was a situation years ago in the early days of the insane asylum that at one point became the story/gossip to tell as it involved an altercation between myself and three former co-workers. Well, on that particular night they decided it would be funny to mess with me. Anyways, to make a long story short I lost it and told them to basically screw themselves causing my best friend to quickly take me outside to cool off. Now, I'm going to set the record straight here as I admit to saying that, but overturning tables and giving the Stone Cold Steve Austin double finger to them was a purely exaggerated rumor. Looking back on it, it would have been sweet if I did do that for added effect, but hey it was all I could think of doing at the spur of the moment.

In retrospect, when it comes to hearing gossip/rumors that either involve you or someone you know/care about/love there is the tendency to blow it all out of proportion. You just have to remember to act accordingly and not let what's said affect you. For the most part, all you can do is either brushing it off your shoulder all-the while laughing your butt off because of how truly absurd it is or you can let it get at you causing you to do something you may end up not just regretting it later down the road, but you also end up looking foolish in the process. In the end, the gossip/rumors we hear about other people or us for that matter on a semi-daily basis can all be straightened out by simply talking to those individuals at the center of it all who hopefully will give you the answer as to whether it's fact or fiction.