How much time goes by talking the small talk - saying words that are not meant. Gossip may make us feel better in the short term, but it doesn’t do us much good in the long term. All the competing and bitterness catches up with us in the end. The time that is wasted on gossip could be spent building meaningful relationships, which are based on empathy. The chitter-chatter whispered in our ears is just noise. What we really want is wholesome conversations with people we can trust.