Can You Keep a Secret?

[benhall.1]

I would always keep a secret. Interestingly, no-one ever tells me any. It sometimes seems to me that people only tell their secrets to people who won't keep them.

[peeplj]

I would always keep a secret. Interestingly, no-one ever tells me any. It sometimes seems to me that people only tell their secrets to people who won't keep them.

The next time somebody looks like they are just itchin' to talk with me privately for a sec, I'll send 'em off to you!

--James

[dubhlinn]

I know some serious secrets...most of the people involved are dead now.

There could be an interesting book about them, and their days.

Nahh, let the dead rest.

Those days, however interesting, are over now...

Their times deserve mention, in a sense, may they rest in peace...

They will never be forgotten...

If not for them, and their sacrifice...it would be a different world.

Slan,
D.

[mutepointe]

I would always keep a secret. Interestingly, no-one ever tells me any. It sometimes seems to me that people only tell their secrets to people who won't keep them.

Let me walk in your shoes for awhile. I accidently come across private matters and secrets (accidently seeing something, overhearing something, catching a glimpse of something written) that are none of my business. It isn't so bad when no one notices because then it's still a secret. But sometimes an involved party sees that I know. Then I have the bigger dilemma of deciding to tell them that their secret is safe. I usually wait til they ask. I wish people kept their private matters private.

[rebl_rn]

Keeping secrets is pretty much second nature to me. Partly, I think, because of the nature of my job where I know a lot of confidential (and sometimes juicy) information about people that I can't tell anyone (it's a little different than someone "telling me a secret", but the same general idea).

The other reason is, I think, because I grew up with a dad who was both a cop and a priest - both also know sensitive, confidential secrets about people (especially as a priest) and he has been an example of how to keep secrets. I KNOW he knows things about many people - but I have no idea WHAT he knows. And he won't tell.

So keeping a secret is pretty easy. Of course, there are times when a secret should NOT be kept - when someone is at risk for harm - but I don't really get those secrets.

[cowtime]

I never tell. But I also, in life, I like to keep enough distance from all but a very few, so I'm not the person most people confide in, as a rule. But, when they do, the secret's safe with me.

Keeping secrets is pretty much second nature to me. Partly, I think, because of the nature of my job where I know a lot of confidential (and sometimes juicy) information about people that I can't tell anyone (it's a little different than someone "telling me a secret", but the same general idea).

Me too. I know stuff about folks, because of my job, that I truly wish I didn't.