People, without thinking, practice gossiping, this supposedly innocent dynamic, without giving it a second thought when doing so. Why? Because the idea & feelings one gets from it are based on personal entertainment, usually at the expense of another that may or may not be true. We get a sense of false performance & satisfaction as we "gossip" & the person hearing us do so, is captured & in a distracting, perverted awe of the gossiper who is getting false, worthless attention that feeds vanity needs
mind & mine your own business
GOSSIP DEFINED: Casual conversation/reports about others, that are not true or mixed with opinion, serving vanity & distraction, robbing people of their moment
STARTS OUT SEMI-IMPORTANT
Breaking news, which typically lacks facts or details, is a fine example of gossip disguised as meaningful, with additional information to follow. Then, without a second thought, conjecture, "I knew it", "they had it coming," "it's about time," or shock-schlock (junk) statements follow all the unconfirmed selfish opinions
IT'S A PET SNAKE
Cute, cuddly & mysterious, appearing harmless until it sinks its fangs into you, driven by truth mixed with hype, usually tainting, clouding or poisoning the pool of reality. Slithering & seeking out to poison & infect. That's what it does to all
THE HOOK
Something in you takes the bait of the hearsay. Notice that when gossip visits, you have a choice: you can just listen & watch it go by or contribute to it by engaging it thus giving it more life. Human nature shows its defectiveness here clearly
THE BUSYBODY
When you do not develop your identity, take charge of your life & live it, what usually develops is a substitution for real life. It is an imitation or pseudo-style (sham) of living. Question: Why don't you just live YOUR own life? Not a false one
BUSYBODY DEFINED: A nosy, often meddling person who involves themselves in what others are saying & doing. As a rule, they are not wanted or needed
THE DRUG of GOSSIP
Unverified, often unrestrained reports about other people mentioning lurid details that disguise themselves as relevant or meaningful. In real life, it is a filler, a waste of time & your worth, skills bank & being dumb-downed. You are devolving, i.e., becoming less of a unique person & instead, part of a herd (animal existence)
MOVIE STARS
The first thing any actor who is being groomed for stardom is told is not to believe their own marketing, advertising or storytelling, but don't interfere with it either. If you do, your ego runs away with itself & your reality is distorted. Thus, they know it is all fake, but you don't. You want what they have, but they don't have anything. The word on the street? A life of glamour/extravagance NOT! Just gossip about it
WORTHY NOTE: Soap operas? Do you want the starring role? Gossip gives that
BILLIONAIRES
The imagination & small talk is captured with the thought of having untold wealth, access to all material goods, over & over. Add private jets, world travel, exquisite cuisine, excess of all kinds & types. I'll take that! In reality, it TAKES you. Having no reason to live, want, need or contribute makes "jack" a dull, boring, & lifeless bore. One billionaire stated: I don't spend any money anymore because I have everything. I just lounge in the same pair of jeans all the time. Get a life!
POWER BUBBLES (burst)
The false talk of having your way, all the time & the "high" of being obeyed, serviced & not questioned, eventually leads to a type of self-corruption. From there, we get: "Power tends to corrupt & absolute power corrupts absolutely"
WORTHY NOTE: "The grass is always greener on the other side" implies there is something better going on other than what you've got going. WRONG! An illusion
HOUDINI
Reports (gossip) of his powers of magic helped him make a living. People wanted to believe in what he was doing for various reasons. Sleight of hand, distraction, distorting the truth & the observer's reaction propel & fuel the myth (sensation)
LIFE IS GOOD ENOUGH
Your life, your journey & discoveries are yours for the asking, seeking & finding & will pay off in inner fulfillment, satisfaction & contentment without hype, glamour, add or subtracts. Why? Personal living of life does just that automatically with little or no effort
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