I will never understand why people feel the need to meddle in other people's affairs. If you stay in your lane, I'll stay in mine should be an unwritten rule universally known and religiously observed. However, most people find others people's lives so intriguing that they cannot help but make it a topic of discussion.
For some strange reason, people can withhold information about themselves but will easily spread information about others, regardless on the affect it may have on that said person. Why anybody would find pleasure in somebody else's affliction is beyond me, but I think our generation just lacks empathy.
These types of people live for attention and are enamored with chaos. They are bored with their own lives and act in a manner to create something out of nothing to excite themselves. They seek to fill the gap in their lives by discussing the lives of others, and often judging them along the way. However, they never stop to reflect upon how they would feel if somebody did the same thing to them.
I believe in karma, the idea that whatever you put out into the universe will eventually return back to you. For the actions that you perform, unforeseen consequences will come your way. A good way to avoid bad karma would be to know who your friends are and to make sure whatever conflicts occur stay between the parties involved.
This idea of minding your own business does not only refer to friendships, it refers to romantic relationships as well. When I was dating my ex-boyfriend, many people asked many questions they shouldn't have.
Often times, other people even tried to get in the way of our relationship. Girls, if you like a guy who is in a relationship it is not your place to ruin a perfectly good relationship. If two people are happy together it is best to leave them alone.
The act of staying out of interactions that do not involve you, or "staying in your lane," is the best way to avoid conflict. The phrase "staying in your lane" was first coined in 2007 on Urban Dictionary as, "mind your own business; keep moving straight ahead and don't veer over into my personal affairs."
By staying in their respective lanes, people would avoid many unnecessary conflicts. For example, It is none of my business what you do on your personal time, neither is it any of your business what I do with mine. Why should anybody have the right to make a big deal out of somebody else's life and the choices they make?
As the saying goes, "live and let live." If you tolerate other people's opinions they will tolerate yours. Likewise, if you stay in your lane people will stay in theirs too.
