Some things are best kept secret

A polite society
where everybody apologises for little things
where people lie to make others happy
where people keep secrets to avoid hurting somebody

that's our society
we ARE a polite society by those standards
we're certainly much more polite than the society of america, for instance. they don't apologise for every little thing!
and that part about lying to make others happy?
well, don't you agree?
i mean, when have you told a simple white lie to make someone happy about themselves?
when you've told somebody that you like their shoes, when really, they're the most hideous things in the world!
yeah. that's what i'm talking about when i mention these white lies told to make someone happy

the last thing?
oh yeah, keeping a secret to make someone happy
this is because some things ARE best kept quiet
sometimes the best idea is to keep someone ignorant of something
because if they happen to find out
they'll get hurt
badly hurt
they'll go and feel guilty and cry and cry and cry and cry.
or they'll go do something stupid like kill themselves because they think that they've just gone and hurt you. and you told them that they did.
great work, you
what i mean is, well maybe sometimes if somebody doesn't know something. and it really woudln't make a difference to their lives if they didn't know about it, then maybe you shouldn't tell them?
because all that it would achieve is causing that hurt that you initially avoided by NOT telling them.
but then BECAUSE you told them, they were hurt. and you don't even realise because you think that you're telling the truth and revealing the truth after hiding behind that white lie for so long.
so, weigh things up before you decide whether to reveal, or keep quiet
because sometimes
some things are just best kept secret.
some secrets are simply not meant to be broadcasted for the world to have access to. because you may end up causing more harm than you intended to by revealing a truth.
because, as chain reactions go, more and more people will find out, and the person you've revealed the secret to gets even more hurt b ceause everybody is either feeling sorry for them, or offering to bash you up for saying the things you did. when really, all you meant to do was tell the truth.
maybe reveal a truth...privately? sure, the person might want to know, but they woudln't know what they're getting themselves into, now would they? so... the best idea would be to either tell them in private, or not tell them at all.

i'm sorry that life's so twisted and confusing.
it's okay, we all fall for these potholes that are lining our paths