Within the moral high-horse of checking current events, the ninemsn.com.au site has a section from Woman's Day magazine called 'True Confessions' that I have to say is one of my weaknesses during times of procrastination (i.e. between the hours of 8.30am and 5.30pm, Monday to Friday). The scenarios portrayed by True Confessions would not be out of place on Jerry Springer:
...and judging by the number of comments attached to each article there are an inordinate number of readers. I put this down to the nature of humans to thrive on gossip based on the delight of a scandal (I am not pretending for one moment that I am exempt from this demographic!)
However, the common theme of all True Confessions stories is the confidentiality. Every situation involved a person or group thereof with absolutely no awareness of the situation. Reading the (often very tragic) articles of lies, deception and malice, I couldn't help but wonder about what happened when the 'victims' found out, or perhaps worse still, when they didn't.
Knowledge is power apparently - the power to take action because you are aware. In the case of the individuals above, knowledge of the situations may allow for justice or revenge. This may bring eventual happiness...but would you be happier had you not known that your boyfriend has just fathered the 6-toed child of the next-door-neighbour's aunt's doctor's third wife's goat?! It's a tough call with no real solution.
At least the media never lies to us huh?!
Blueskies,
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