Secrets

As you get older and your memory becomes less than perfect what are your options when forced to answer that difficult question: "Can I tell you a secret"? You are suddenly aware of the fact that you no longer have a "secret" compartment available to you in fact you have no particular compartments left at all. You will have to confess to being a singular compartment person but you are advised not waste any time lamenting the "loss" of your compartments because this may cause you quite a bit of angst. The difficulty then becomes how you share this fact with the one who asked THE question without making him/her think that you are a cavalier secret keeper and saying"no" is not a good enough answer. In this as in most ackward situations it is best to be honest and simply state that you are someone who now has only one file. You might further explain that everything having to do with memory is stored in the same place and unlike that old school binder, your file has absolutely no dividers. Once you have made your position clear, it is every secret teller for himself/herself! You don't have to prewarn anyone about your probable inability to keep a confidence because everyone knows what to expect or what not to count on when sharing secrets with a single file friend.