Not all who habitually come to you during your difficult moment are there to give comfort. There are those that the Jamaicans call: 'the carry go, bring come.' So, turn your pains into wisdom and know the type and extent of information to vonunteer.
Remember the Wolof proverb: "jappal ma ehnni la, du sawar la ehnni rek, laygo layg bugga xam li nga ehnu la." (Not all who offer to help you with what you're carrying on your head are genuine helpers, some are only motivated to see what you are carrying).
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