RE: دل ناداں تجھے ہوا کیا ہے/ O restless heart, what ails you so?
I grew up in the city and lived there until I was 30 years old. Despite the considerable population density, I did not often encounter gossip there. The situation changed when I got married and we temporarily (as it seemed to us at the time) moved to the village. At first I was a little shocked. It seemed that some people's heads were designed only to look over the fence into other people's yards. I it was surprising to learn that people were interested in my humble persona. They were interested in knowing everything: where I work, what my position is, where I was born and who my parents are... any information. It is interesting that the information they obtained was mixed with conjectures and absolutely fantastic gossip arose. For a while, people thought that I was almost the head of a big company and could get them all into high-paying jobs, but I don't want to do that because I'm so bad. There were fun times 🤣
There is no recipe for dealing with gossip. Even when I tried to honestly tell people everything that interested them, they still didn't trust me and trusted the gossip.
I mean, really? They wouldn’t let a peaceful human being like you live quietly?
I think people tend to believe whatever fits their idea of someone, regardless of reality. Personally, I am not wired to think ill of others. With every justification in my mind, I want to believe that people are, or at least should be, inherently good, especially since we live in what we like to call a cultured and civilized society.
But the truth is, jealousy, intimidation, or even sheer boredom can push people to gossip. And sometimes, they do it just for the thrill of it. At the end of the day, there’s little one can do to change that, except to rise above and stay true to oneself. Easier said than done. But what other option do we have!
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