So What?

Two powerful words as response.

Héms 😎
Sep 9, 2018 · 4 min read

This post is about handling some annoying folks at the workplace and elsewhere who is meddling into other’s lives with malign intentions.

For any provocative gossips or even news headlines, try responding with “so what?”. They are two powerful words to shut off most gossipers.
This will bring inner peace to yourself and may stop them from spreading rumors.

This is much easier to do. Below are some situations from daily life.


If someone or internet feed says …
Did you know the one sitting there is poly amorous?
Just respond with “So What?”

Did you know Sam is lesbian?
Just say “So What?”

Did you know that Jane said that she saw John on Tinder?
Just respond “So What?”

Did you know recently married Julia is flirting with John?
Just respond “So What?”

Did you know that Sam does drugs, smokes marijuana?
Just respond with so what? It is his private life, let us stay out of it.

Even for news headlines.
Did you hear Brangelina is broken, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are filing divorce?
Just respond with “So What?

Nicki Minaj got another breast implant…
So What?
……
And applies to most situations…


If someone persists then just try saying below things, narrow minded cannot appreciate good things of others and they might leave you alone.

Did you know Dave volunteered for AIDS walk.
Did you know Jane donated $100 for the hungry by Feeding America.
Did you know Julia dropped of box of donuts at the homeless shelter.


Pranks Vs Rumor Mill:

There is a huge difference between pranks/ casual talks and conspiracy by rumor mill. Pranks are short-lived and the primary person concerned does participate with consent but in conspiracy it is all about backstabbing and destroying the other person without his/her knowledge.

There are many narrow minded around us who got bugs up their rear end, always meddling with other’s private life. Spreading rumors to tarnish the image of a private citizen for their own sadist desires or personal vendetta.

Do your best as good Samaritan to stop those rumor mills hurting innocents. Just interfere and say …

If that does not work, be blunt to say “Get a life!”.

Shut down any rumors, gossips, frivolous extrapolations created by evil minds, especially if that can cause much harm to another human life. You may be saving an innocent life from becoming victim of such rumors.

Intentions and Actions matter:

Also, there are moments we need to go with the flow along with others as water cooler chat or harmless trash talk just to avoid conflict negating them. Being in the present moment or just going with the flow is okay and those empty words don’t matter as long as our intentions and actions are positive with no harm to others.

Never act upon hearsay or assumptions that would cause irreversible damage to someone’s life. Investigate the truth and involve the first person concerned to know their perspectives and actual truth before any action.

Here is link for “So What” by Pink. :-)

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