“KILLING WITH WORDS”

My Name Is Gossip. I have no respect for justice. I maim without killing. I break hearts and ruin lives. I am cunning and malicious & 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. 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 ruin marriages. I end ministries set up by God. I ruin careers and cause sleepless nights, heartache and indigestion. I spawn suspicion and generate grief. I make innocent people cry in their pillows. Even my name hisses.

I AM CALLED GOSSIP. Church gossip Office gossip Shop gossip Party gossip Telephone gossip Online gossip I make headlines & headaches! Before You Repeat A Story, Ask Yourself… IS IT TRUE? IS IT FAIR? IS IT NECESSARY? WOULD I WANT IT DONE TO ME?