What is a Secret?

How will you define a “Secret”?

We generally term Secret as something that an individual does not tell/convey to us. Proper definition of a Secret goes like this - not open or public; kept private or not revealed. Like this there are many definitions over the web for Secret. The point is that I am not writing this to write all the definitions of the Word Secret.

The point is how we take this; I mean how do we take Secrets from various individuals. How do we react to that – ‘Secrets’? Generally we say:

Oh this man is a man of secrets man, does not open up!
Or
U and ur secrets!
Or
Who knows what do u do in ur secret life han!
Or
You are very secretive yar, that’s the problem!

And many more.Basically we generally take it in a negative manner..Right??

We never think why a Secret is a Secret! I mean why someone who has kept something Secret has kept that Secret. Though there could be lot of reasons of keeping Secrets and I am not writing a bible on that here. But lot of times according to me Secret is something that “cannot” be shared. Secret is an information which is not made public, sometimes not even to your closest ones, because you know that if its made public, it will not be taken in the right spirit, there will be reactions- bad reactions. Most importantly person who keeps secrets keeps them because he is aware that this secret being public will not prove good for him or for people around.

According to what I said above, a Secret actually saves a lot of good!

Well this was just one side of the story, but Secrets can be used for mean actions or objectives as well, but still the concept remains same- Secret spoken means, asking for trouble. Hence Secrets sometimes, saves this World should I say? What do you say?