"Got a secret? Can you keep it? Swear this one you'll save. Better lock it in your pocket, taking this one to the grave. If I show you I know you wont tell what I said, 'cause two can keep a secret if one of them is dead..."
Secrets... We've all got 'em. We all tell 'em.
We keep the things that are so hurtful, embarrassing, and outrageous to ourselves... We never tell another afraid of judgement, criticism, and being teased. We keep our secrets. We hide them deep within ourselves and vow to never tell another soul....
Yet we fail miserably at keeping secrets. We all somehow manage to tell someone and make them vow to not tell anyone else, but in turn they go and tell someone else and make them vow not to tell and the cycle goes on and on until soon what was once a secret is now public information on the down low.
But truthfully it's not a secret until someone else knows. That's what makes it a secret. It's information that's shared between two people... Until soon it's more than just those two people who know your secret.
Now here's my theory on secrets. If you want to keep it a secret don't tell anyone. Not a soul. When you don't tell anyone then you don't have to worry about someone finding out. It's not public information. It's a genuine secret. I believe that keeping a diary is a better way of hiding your secrets... well at least until your sneaky little brother, or mom finds your diary. If they Respected you they wouldn't dare read it, but some families just are nosy and have no respect for boundaries.
I personally keep a diary. And if someone were to first off ever find my diary, and let alone read they truly would have their hands on gold. Some secrets on another note shouldn't even be written down. They don't need to exist verbally, or physically. They need to be kept within the walls of our mind and never meant to see the light of day, to breathe a breath of oxygen. To disappear in our memories along with so many other memories that disappear daily. Those type of secrets are deadly. They can break people, even ruin their lives...
If someone should trust you enough to share with you their secrets, you shouldn't share someone else's secrets. If they told you in confidence, it should never be repeated. never told to another soul. Not a one. Don't betray someone's trust. If they trust you enough to share with you, you should take that as a compliment. Don't ever use someone's secrets against them either. If you two just so happen to fall out with one another don't as revenge try to exploit their secrets. That's low down, and childish. Be bigger than that.
Got a secret? Better keep it. This one you should save.