Self-esteem triumphs over gossip
…hat might or might not be true, and are rarely verifiable. For example: “So-and-so says’.” Or, “So-and-so feels’.” Or, “I heard that so-and-so’.” Gossip might start as an attempt to know the truth, but it collapses under the desire to paint fantasy as fact; relying on the unspoken premise that partial fiction is better than no information at all. Gossip, as the saying goes, is the “hobgoblin of little minds.” There’s no question that the minds tha… Continue reading