Why Do People Talk About Others?

I ease up written my first essay. It took me hours and hours, and I just gave up. Please provide some constructive feedback. I agnise nothing crush practise, practise, practise, but some guide in the right direction would be muchly appreciated. Thanking in advise. Here goes We preemptnot control the evil tongues of others but a legal lifespan enables us to disregard them. Cato the Elder (234 BC 149 BC) There is so much good in the worst of us, And so much bad in the shell of us, That it hardly behooves any of us To call on the carpet about the rest of us.Edward Wallis Hoch (1849 1925), Marion (Kansas) Record Never tell evil of a man, if you do not know it for certainty, and if you know it for a certainty, then ask yourself, Why should I tell it? Johann K. Lavater A rumor without a leg to digest on will get about some other way. John Tudor Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality. Oscar Wilde (1854 1900), Lady Windermeres Fan, 1892, Act III Why do we talk about other people? Oscar Wildes statement Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality shows something of the reason we talk about other people.Gossip relieves boredom. gossip carries such a negative connotation that few will proudly own to have done so, but few can say that they have not. Even John Tudor suggests that gossiping is a wide spread method of relieving boredom, when he said A rumour without a leg to stand on will get around some other way. For this reason, I somewhat agree with Cato the Elders quote We cannot control the evil tongues of others, but a good life enables us to disregard them. For gossip is so common as to be navoidable. If gossip causes one irritation, one will be living with discomfort all their life. Is it not a good lifes phillosphy to accept this fact and not let others evil tongue bother you? While accepting gossiping is a jump of life, others attempt to advise us against gossiping. Edward Willis Hochs quote There is so much good in the worst of us, and so mu ch bad in the scoop up of us, that it hardly behooves any of us to talk about the rest of us. suggests that there is not much point in gossiping.Also against gossiping is the the think before you speak phillosophy because as Tudor implies, rumour will spread and Lavaters Why should I tell it? . These advice stem from the morality of giving respect for others privacy, but they do not tip over that the reason people gossip the innate craving for skill, the comfort of having company and connection with other people. While some may say, there must be better things to learn about. Having company doesnt require talking about other people, there are other ways to connect. Yes, but why must we not talk about others?When talking about other people, we can State facts He has gone to London for a holiday. Give Opinion They are married. What a bad match Lie She didnt do anything today When we say facts, we are passing information. However, the same fact said can mean different things depend ing on the intent of the speaker. A child saying a by-passer is fat is simply stating an observation. Another person my say the same thing it to demean others. When we lie, it can be done with good intent. Thus it is the intent of the speaker that people are concerned about, not the gossip itself.It is through knowing ones action that one can learn from their mistakes, but one can only do so much To learn from others mistake is to not step in it yourself. If we do not talk about others, then one can only learn by doing things themshelves. Would this perhaps defeat the purpose of the education system? Does the benefit of learning not outweigh the intrusion into others privacy? Not all gossip invades privacy. Gossip is a way people communicate, and learn. Gossip itself is not the immoral act, it is the intent of the chitchat that makes the act immoral or otherwise.