"Some things are better left unknown..."

That saying in the title, I've been using and hearing it a lot especially this year.

I can pretty much say that I'm a very curious person, I always want to know everything, and sometimes will go out of my way to satisfy my curiosity. Now, having bits of knowledge about everything is good, but not always - especially when having that 'knowledge' puts me in a difficult situation.

This afternoon, I was having a chat with this person ("this person" could be of any gender ;) ) like any other normal day. Then somehow we got to the topics of more serious and personal matters. And somehow, after making me promise to be completely discreet about this, this person told me a huge secret that involves some other people and their families and relationships. This said matter is really huge and has a great impact on the people who are involved in this. This really puts me in a very difficult situation. I really should tell someone about this, but I can't, knowing that their lives are better off without knowing the truth. On the other hand, I feel terrible for letting those innocent people go on with their lives without knowing what really happened. I really don't know what to do, I wish I could undo that conversation..

This made me think a lot about all the difficult situations that could possibly happen in the future, and how I would deal with them.. Lots of thoughts are running through my mind..


What would you do if you found out that your sister's husband is cheating on her?

What would you do if you found out that your dad's cheating on your mom?

What would you do if you witness your brother/sister killing someone (be it out of self-defence) ?