Would you tell a secret if it was sure to have brilliant results?

The sad thing is noboby believes the secret when it is exposed. So I’ve tried but I’m not listened too and so have given up. Smile

No! Could not do that. If a friend tell me a secret, could not reveal it unless the friend agreed to it.

I can’t figure out how disclosing a secret could have great results. Can you give an example?

I would not reveal the secret unless it would be about a child being molested or another crime being committed.

It would depend on who told me the secret. My friend? My enemy? A stranger? My best friend in the whole wide world?

If it was a friend or family member and/or someone that I cared about in some way, I wouldn’t do it because the bottom line is, that secret really isn’t all that great if it harms your friends.

This is something that I’ve personally been thinking about a lot lately, regarding secrets and people having the ability to keep them. I’ve always considered myself to be damn good at keeping secrets, but sometimes you slip up and it is a lesson to learn not to mention reenforcement regarding how important confidentiality is, especially when it’s requested. You may not have had bad intentions and your reasoning behind why you did what you did may not have been ill-natured or meaningless, but a secret is a secret and not meant to be shared with anyone without the other’s consent. You always have to consider the affects it could have on the other person, not to mention your relationship. It’s never worth compromising, especially if you’re close to this person and there is quite a bit of trust between you both.

I’m having difficulty figuring out how revealing a secret could have great results as well. Again, obviously the results aren’t that great if your friend who told you the secret is hurt in the process. Unless it’s exactly what @marinelife mentioned. Looking at it that way, I would have to reveal something. And in the end, this person being put in prison for molestation or murder for example because you opened your mouth is actually doing them a favor rather than harming them (for example, stopping them from committing more crimes, therefore serving a longer sentence) – they would be the only one’s to see it differently, but in reality it’s a tremendous good deed…for everyone.

NO.

It is impossible for me to answer a question this vague. What sort of “brilliant consequences” for others? What would the exact consequence to the secret “owner” be? How likely it is that he understands the brilliant consequences? Is it possible to convince him to reveal it himself, on account of it being beneficial to others? If not, will that make me think that since he does not care so much about others, why should I care about keeping his secret?

And if you answer those, a million other details that change the situation might come up.

People who say they could “never” do something seem, to me, mostly lack imagination. ;)

What a strange situation. Can I summarise it as “if someone has trusted you with a secret, would you screw them over”?
Let’s say that circumstances that could make such a decision justified would be rare.

No, it’s not my secret so what business would I have to be telling other people.

Ideas with brilliant results. Usually get put in a box and locked somewhere deep underground.

No, couldn’t. Trained myself too well when I was little. Now even when a secret gets leaked I still act like I’d never heard it.

No

And good luck with Nanowrimo. My son is doing it and has set his goal at 70,000 words

I warn people never to tell me any secrets, I’m a big blabber mouth, so – Yes.

I would never reveal a secret, ever!!
If anything had been told to me in confidence, then it would stay with me and only me.
I hope the same would apply if I told someone else a secret.