Wednesday, October 8, 2008
My name is Gossip.
I have no respect for justice.
I break hearts and ruin lives.
I am cunning, malicious and
gather strength with age.
The more I am quoted,
the more I am believed.
I flourish at every level of society.
My victims are helpless.
They cannot protect themselves
against me because
I have no name and no face.
I have no name and no face.
To track me down is impossible.
The harder you try, the more
elusive I become.
I am nobody's friend.
Once I tarnish a reputation,
it is never the same.
I topple governments and
wreck marriages.
I ruin careers and cause
sleepless nights, heartaches
and indigestion.
I spawn suspicion
and generate grief.
I make innocent people cry
in their pillows.
Even my name hisses.
I am called GOSSIP.
Office gossip-
Shop gossip-
Party gossip-
Telephone gossip.
I make headlines and
headaches.
REMEMBER, you repeat a story,
ask yourself:
is it true?
Is it fair?
Is it necessary??
If not, do not repeat it.
-LIVE LIFE-
As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will.
You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken.
You'll fight with your best friend.
You'll blame a new love for things an old one did.
You'll cry because time is passing too fast,
and you'll eventually lose someone you love.
So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never
been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset
is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. Don't be
afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.
Leave the rest to God.
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