The words that come out of our mouth show the abundance of our heart. The words we speak have the ability to hurt or uplift someone. Gossiping brings the person down.  The story might have truth to it but it mostly contains lies to keep the other people engaged. Like Miriam and Aaron they spoke bad about their brother Moses and got punished (Numbers 12). Gossiping never brings anything good; in the moment it can be entertaining but in the long run it brings hate and bitterness