You are in a group of friends having a grand old time, and all of the sudden Susie begins to talk about what Sally wore to school today. Gossiping and talking about other people have become a habitual part of today's society. We all know it is wrong to do it, so how do we stop? There are 3 ways to quit. One, think about the consequences. Two, do not surround yourself with those whom you know are frequent gossipers. Three, you could change the topic if a person begins to gossip. In the book of Proverbs, consequence is the foundation of Proverbs. Most proverbs stated have a consequence to be followed after. Also, if an individual wants to be wise, Gossip Road will eventually come to a dead end. Many proverbs hail wise men and rebuke evil men. Proverbs encourages people to be wise and to seek wisdom. Proverbs mentions gossiping is not wise. All in all what Susie says about Sally says more about Susie than it does about Sally. .
First task is to recognize that gossiping is wrong. So, why is it wrong? Well, The Bible says it is wrong, right? If one were to tell her comrade not to gossip because the Bible says so, that person would probably be next on the gossip list. The most reasonable thing to do is to use common sense to get the gossiper to reason, rather than the Bible. Maybe that person can sit her comrade down and mention gossiping damages relationships. After all that is mentioned in Proverbs: "A perverse person stirs up conflict and a gossip separates close friends" (Proverbs 16: 28). As one can see there is an action and a consequence; this is spotted throughout Proverbs. With that quote a few others can follow: "A wise man holds his tongue. Only a fool blurts out everything he know: that only leads to sorrow and trouble" (Proverbs 10:14). This is not associated exactly with gossiping; however, one can understand the consequences if one gossips. Also, one can recognize gossiping is not morally or ethically correct.
Gossips very nature brings along danger. ... A person gossiping will only have negative outcomes; no good comes out of gossiping. ... If one thinks that a friend has lied to them, who can one trust? ... Reputations could be hurt and never forgotten by people talking and spreading rumors that may not be true. ... Everyone hears rumors but that does not mean that you need to pass it on to one another. ...
Eventually she is overcome by the copious amount of gossip that continuously surrounds her. ... He hears from countless people gossip about Lily. ... The rumors about her spread around town like wildfire. ... Finally, overcome by all the rumors, Lily slips into a brief depression. ... Nevertheless, Lily was quite content as she thought deeply about the baby had held that day and could nearly feel it lying in her arms. ...
Quotes Page 21 "I"m glad it's a girl. And I hope she"ll be a fool- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool. I included this quote because it shows a good reflection of Daisy's character. It is important because it has a very strong meaning to it. This li...
Corruption and scandal lie within the town people, willing to turn on their neighbor in an instant. ... In "The Crucible", mass hysteria is produced by a simple rumor and consequently the townspeople begin to turn on their own neighbors, accusing them of witchcraft. ... When gossip and scandal is around, the whole town knows of it. ...
Firstly, everyone in Maycomb believes the lies that the Ewells are spouting. ... People in the town gossiped and gossiped about him and about what he may want may not have done. ... Do you being locked up and chained up inside his own home, by his own father only fed the gossip mill. ... Rumors of Dolphus had gone around and everyone believed truly and whole heartedly that he was an alcoholic. ...
But people were always hungry for gossip about Lizzie, and the papers were all too happy to print any and all rumors that were circulating about her, and if there weren't one, the paper would create a new piece of gossip. Among these rumors were tales of supposed engagements and accusations of shoplifting. ... Little has been written about the friendship between Lizzie and Nance, though rumors abound that they were in fact lovers for a brief time. ... Andrew Borden lies between Sarah and Abbey, his wives, while Lizzie and Emma are at his feet. ...
Gatsby's re-invention of himself as someone of not only wealth and education, but also possessing a history of wealth and tradition is immediately suspect, especially in light of the many rumors about him, but somehow the master illusionist is able to lend enough credibility to the persona that he creates that others question whether or not it is all true. ... Gatsby immediately fell in love with Daisy's aura of luxury, grace, and charm, and lied to her about his own background in order to convince her that he was good enough for her. ... He appears surrounded by spectacular luxu...
The media digs, researches, and snoops in governmental affairs, which eventually leads the media to speculate and create rumors while they are trying to expose corruption. ... But in the process of serving Americans their daily dose of gossip, innocent people are having their names dragged through the mud. ... There were an incredible amount of rumors surrounding the case. ... They report one erroneous rumor after another. ...
