Sunday, 7 February 2016
A lesson on keeping secrets in life
I hear a lot of people
complaining about their secrets being spread in their circle of friends and
elsewhere. The secrets which those people have to call as false rumors for
obvious reasons. The secrets which they didn't share with anyone except their
best friends (read: BFF).
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| Even Peter Parker approves it! |
So, basically, they share
it with nobody and the secret's out on its own, because private information has
a life too. It likes to hangout with multiple people. Thus, 'rumors' are
spread. Just like that. Logical reason, right?!
Let me tell you a story to
explain my point better.
There was a king who had a lot of wealth stored in some secretive place. The location of
that place was only known to him. However, after his marriage, he shared the
secret with his wife. Why? Because she is his better half.
Now, the king kept a weekly
check on his hidden wealth. To make sure everything is intact. However, after a
few months when he went to ascertain his riches, surprisingly, it was
gone. He was astounded because nobody in the entire kingdom knew
about its location except for him and the queen. And given that the
queen wouldn't have revealed it to anybody, raised the question on the
criminal's identity.
So, for investigation, he
called upon Birbal. He was an intelligent man who was known for his witty
solutions to complex issues. He asked for a couple of days to sort out the
matter.
After a few days when he
came to the darbar, he requested to talk to the king alone. The king
agreed.
'I need to ask you certain
questions which you might find to be out of the line. So shall I?'
asked Birbal. The king agreed.
'Did you tell about the
hidden treasure to anybody accept the queen?' asked Birbal.
The king thought for a
second and said 'No' with conviction.
'So, do you think your wife
must have done that?' asked Birbal.
The king was taken aback
because he believed his beloved like anything. He wouldn't doubt her loyalty
towards him. So, the king said 'No' to this answer as well without a line of
doubt.
'So, now am going to tell
you something which you might not like.' said Birbal and waited for
the king's reaction.
The king was calm. Nothing to
be cautious about, he said to Birbal.
'Your treasure cannot be
found' said Birbal.
The king was shocked that
even Birbal couldn't find the thief. He asked for a reason in
distress to which Birbal said this:
'Your highness, I have made
every attempt to find the odds, to trace the robber. I have even
eliminated the obvious choices based on your answers to my questions. But,
there seems to be no solution. I am sorry to say this but you should
have kept the information about your treasure with yourself. It was safe then.
You made a mistake to tell it to your wife. Now, I am not saying that she must
have robbed you. Of course, not, but since the information was out, there was
no control of it with you. You could no longer stop it from spreading by any
means. Thus, the lesson here is to note that secret information should be kept
to oneself. It should not be shared with anyone under any
circumstances.'
The king understands his
mistake and takes a life lesson from it.
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| The righteous quote! |
Now, you too must have
noted that extremely important point from the story; the basic mistake that we
make in sharing our personal life with others is sharing it.
If that thing stops, I
don't think there is any other way by which anybody has to worry about 'false
rumors' anymore. Of course, if one has the issue of talking while sleeping,
then medical help is needed. Else, the solution is free. Stop sharing
information. Be it your BFF, BF or GF. Once it is leaked from
your side, you have no control over it. So, keep things to yourself and stay
happy.
But with that in mind, do
not refrain from sharing this post. Thank you.
