Rumors

Want to get attention? Want to have friends for a short amount of time? Want to ruin the pretty girl across the halls reputation, or just something good going on in their life? Want to feel better about yourself? Well start a rumor! No matter how old you get, there are always people who start stuff. Coming out of High School I figured that people would start to grow up, but I was wrong. Within college there are still people unhappy with themselves, and want what others have. Instead of working on themselves, they take the easy way out and try to ruin others. They feel as if bringing other people down to their level will even out the playing field. They engulf themselves in the comforts of the short terms effects. Enjoying the attention they get from people who might not look their way before, but are interested in the gossip they have to tell. Having a sense of friendship with the people they tell, because they feel like they now have some sense of connection. This soon blows over and they have to find something new to start. It turns into a dark circle, almost seeming inescapable.  Everyone in their lives have at one time been apart of this seemingly inescapable circle, but part of growing up and maturing into an adult is being able to break this circle. As college students and human beings, it's time to put the discrepancies of our lives aside and accept what each an every individual has to offer. Take pride in being different and respect those who are. Who know's, you might just learn something.