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.Reunited with old friend, shared gossip, felt awkward, reluctant to share own news.Why doesn't anyone tell stories or spread rumors about good days, successful endeavors, and happy people?She then told me about someone else who carried on like me-someone I knew-and how sick she had gotten through overwork that she had to be hospitalized for about four months.Imminent calamity seems to sell a lot better than a happy development.The trend has established itself quite well.Most news items are about threats, criminal behavior, destruction, bankruptcy, war...At some point, she realized that I was not engaged in the conversation and attributed my attitude to my obsession with work.So, she started lecturing me on the negative effects of not having some normal time off.etc.

. Reunited with old friend, shared gossip, felt awkward, reluctant to share own news. At some point, she realized that I was not engaged in the conversation and attributed
my attitude to my obsession with work. So, she started lecturing me on the negative
effects of not having some normal time off. She then told me about someone else who
carried on like me-someone I knew-and how sick she had gotten through overwork
that she had to be hospitalized for about four months. I started feeling physically sick. What right does anyone have to upset someone to such an extent that they become
sick? Why is it, that disaster draws so much attention? Why doesn't anyone tell stories
or spread rumors about good days, successful endeavors, and happy people? Imminent
calamity seems to sell a lot better than a happy development.
The trend has established itself quite well. Most news items are about threats, criminal
behavior, destruction, bankruptcy, war... etc. The more dismal the news is, the larger the
audience, the higher the ratings, and the more successful the program is. Mind your own business" is considered rude and aggressive. If you dare utter these
words, you are summarily dismissed as a selfish, insensitive, and ungrateful. Somehow
making others' business our own has become the norm rather than the exception. But I
would still say it and take the risk in order to preserve some peace of mind and do my
duty in a small way: reminding those who care to be reminded that we all have a right to
privacy without being considered peculiar.