I know this is totally none of my beeswax, and I am in no way interfering with some war I think is about to ensue, but as a student journalist (haha), I guess I need to take a stand. This is not some way to take sides or whatever, I'm just laying out what I think about this current situation...that doesn't concern me. I guess this is what you may call...A REACTION PAPER.
Okay, it sounds nerdy. But.. yeah. It is nerdy. But here it goes. I'm going to write this is a vaguely manner so as not to raise suspicions. In case you know me or something.
So, rumors have been circulating lately and it is not good publicity. This was supposed to be kept secret I think, because it is so not something that anyone should just hear about. This wasn't like the light gossip you can tell your bajillion friends about. This was heavy gossip. Ones that should be kept locked up in a box somewhere and should only be known to the people you truly trust.
When the word came out, I was stunned. And I thought that they were just that: rumors. And that none of that was true. It was absurd. I let it slide.
But my faith in that theory was completely trashed when people started talking about it again, and now with the confirmation that the rumors are true. It was unbelievable. But I swore to myself that I wouldn't say anything to anyone, especially the ones that were totally unconcerned about the entire thing and those who were clueless and just wanted to get updated about the whole issue, no matter how much they begged and got angry with me.
I didn't care. It wasn't my secret to tell.
And with each passing day, that rumor, which was then proven to be a fact, was becoming dead to me. Like I said not involved.
But sometime today, another shocker looked me right in the face. I innocently ran into a message from the person involved in the rumor, er, fact, to this person no. 2 who I guess is her friend and all, about person 2 spreading the issue to just about everyone she knows. And I could certainly conclude from said message that person 1 was not happy about it. And that this was going down a road far too bumpy to walk into.
Seriously, I admit to having to help spread rumors but not in to the point where it actually leads to the above example. The above example illustrated future roadkill. It was definitely going nowhere good.
I'm not lecturing and all, but I guess this is a lesson learned. That rumors can break someone. They may just be verbal and non-physical things, but they can cut like knives and leave us bleeding. It can ruin a person's reputation, which he.she has just worked his/her butt out for his/her whole life.
So, I guess what I'm trying to say is, just be vigilant. Be on the lookout for whatever comes your way. You never know. Karmic intervention may just dodge the bullet back to you. Karma's a biatch. Or so they say.
x's and o's,
AERASALVATORE
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