I'm gonna be honest with you. Everybody. Talks. Shit. End of story. It's impossible not to have someone's name in your mouth and even more impossible not to talk negatively about them. Nobody is perfect and people have this misconception where they assume that just because someone says something a certain way, it should be taken differently, because we lack so much communication these days we're always at odds. And it sucks. Because I always say things I don't mean and although I wish I could take it back, unfortunately, I can't. You shouldn't define me for a mistake I made even if stupid words come out of my mouth. Nine times out of 10 I regret them instantly after I say them. And I'm working on taking responsibility for my actions, even though there is a long road ahead of me.

In the bible, it quotes in John 8:7, “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.”

My translation of the meaning of the verse is that so many people around me put me down for the decisions I make, the things I say, and what I do, without realizing they're stuck in the same situation I'm in, or worse. Yet, they're so preoccupied with what I do and don't do, they fail to realize the circumstances they have placed themselves in.

So, why do we lie to ourselves? Why do we lead lives where we like to think we're the best people and judge those around us? Why do we care about the personal lives of others, and whisper about them to the people we know? Why do we care? Why don't we just worry about ourselves? Oh, so-and-so's boyfriend cheated on her. Yeah, I heard she did this or that. Why do we care so much about what goes on in other people's lives? And why do we wear several masks every day masking our emotions from each other as if pretending we really don't know what's going on. Gossip travels faster than light, and I can honestly tell you I've been a victim and an instigator of it. But I'm trying to work on it. It's just difficult in today's world to avoid having a relationship with gossip. You scroll through people's lives on social media everyday, and you read about personal facts that may or may not be true about strangers we call celebrities. We're pathetic.

I just can't get a grasp on why we put on these masks on for different people in order to suck information out of them like leeches and then exploit it. I have not met one genuine person in my life who hasn't accidentally leaked something personal about myself. As much as I am ashamed of it, I too am a masked leech, even though I wish I wasn't. Gossip is thrilling.

If there was peace and respect in the world, half of today's problems would be non-existent. We'd be more united. Sadly, not everyone is perfect. We all make mistakes and say things we wish we didn't. We all talk shit, too. You just gotta accept it, and embrace it; because you can't escape it. So take your mask off.