what's the difference between privacy and secrecy?
IS there a difference?
Where do we draw the line between one or the other...
and does the same rule apply between people based on your relationship with them?
I've always been one to respect another's privacy. Some things just aren't meant to be shared, especially if you're just friends. But when does that change... when do two people move from the natural privacy issues? As you can see, I'm full of questions, and very little in the way of answers today. Sometimes, life lessons are tough, and you have to deal with what's been dealt.
Looking on the 'net, I found some important things to note:
Privacy is a right, secrecy is a choice.
Privacy is the state of being unobserved;
Secrecy is the act of keeping things hidden.
What is private is also a secret and what is secret is also private.
We all crave privacy in some issues.
Gabriel García Márquez once wrote, “Everyone has three lives: a public life, a private life, and a secret life,”
While secrecy trickles into privacy, not all privacy is secrecy.
I like the first one the best. But when it comes to privacy, and secrecy between two people who are intimate with each other, the line is a very fine one. If each respect the other's privacy, is there a need for secrecy? Good changes can come our way when we air differences, and least expect them.... thank you for trusting me :)
thoughtful HUGS to everyone!
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