Sharing-Mathew Winkler 14

In my communication text book I learned about sharing personal information. This topic sounded like something that I could relate this class.
Trust is something that all people should have. Some of the oral cultures that are still in practice today do not explain all of their practices to people outside. There practices are a private thing that is to occur with out the peering eyes from the outside world. The topical intimacy within these cultures is rather high. The sense of unity that it creates to not share with the outside world is great. It creates a greater sense of responsibility for the people in these communities. I learned that self disclosure changes as people age. we can see this in our culture but it also makes sense in oral cultures. When we are young we ask lots of questions of the world around us. As we mature we tend to ask fewer questions because to not know would be a sign of weakness. They also do not share what they learn from others. As these individuals get older and approach elder-hood they tell the younger generations all they knew and leave no secrets because they want to remembered as being a giver and not a taker possibly. The lessons learned are then passed on and the cycle tends to repeat itself. This is how the balance is maintained. Letting go of such pent up feelings of possible regret is like the releasing of catharsis. When you release such negative feelings you can feel better about oneself.
Members of a tribe who are the same age need to be able to disclose public information and some private information in order to maintain today. sharing with one another does create a good relationship. There is a limit to how much you should disclose to one another. disclosing too much could lead to the information you tell being used against you. So there is a limit and it is this limit that holds us back in our culture and most likely in other cultures. Being observant and making judgment calls is what life is all about. You got to take risks in order to move forward but you also must not always take risks with the threat of moving backwards.