The purpose of most things in life are for entertainment. Movies, newspapers, celebrity glamour, internet, blogs, TV, you, me, everything. Why are we all so keen in exposing a fault or a heroic act that we've done? What does glamour and fame have to do with our lives? People can spend their entire lives trying to prove themselves in a name, spend their lives for that 15 minutes of fame. What does fame hold? Happiness? Recognition? I mean, from what we've seen from tabloids and scandal stories, the paparazzi are the last thing you want in your life? No more privacy, no more opportunities to be alone, no opportunities to be you. I think its the need to live luxuriously, to be wealthy that makes people want all the unnecessary fluff that come along with it. Look at most of the celebrities--most of them aren't even celebrities, they're socialites, reality stars, people who basically have no talent but sell themselves to people who are interested in looking at them or hearing what they have to say. They aren't smart, they have no purpose in being a celebrity, they have no talent. If they had these qualities, they could still be wealthy and famous but with a much better reputation and a much better state of mind knowing they actually earned their wealth.
I just find people who criticize other people's lives then try to pursue that same exact route, extremely annoying and hypocritical. People blame each other for being racist, but is anyone actually not racist? Is there one person in this world that hasn't made fun of another race, make a snark racist joke? On the subway, I saw people arguing with someone of a different race, they yelled at each other and called each other racist remarks. One man gets off but they still yell at each other. The doors close and the one man shouts that the other man cannot be racist, its not fair to his people, they were slaves (now you know one man is black), all white people are racists, he doesn't give a @*&% about white crackers, racist remarks one right after another. It was as if he were preaching to everyone on the train that he wasn't the stereotypical black man when it was clear that he was advertising himself as this cookie cutter image. I can't say I'm not racist because I am. I can't say my family and friends aren't racist, because they are. People are always trying to achieve this image that they really are not. Does not being racist make you virtuous and normal? It's just natural. I'm not saying racism is right, it isn't, I frown upon it, but I'd be a hypocrite to say I am not.
Sorry, I digressed, but I mean to express my point of glamour and wealth. Even this man on the train, him voicing his opinion on racism made him the topic of many people's conversation that day, including mine, and even now. His fame was directed toward the packed subway train, but it made him known. He may not have made money, but if there were an opportunity, I believe he would've taken it. People say money is the root to all evil, it doesn't make you happy. Well, doesn't it? People aim to gain money most of their lives. Once they make money they live happily, become philanthropists, and find 'love.' There are multiple stories that illustrate men and women who choose each other over wealth, but there's always that moment where the person chooses the wealth, then takes back their choice. Wealth is in their mind. There's a saying that goes, "You'll lose money by chasing women, but you'll never lose women by chasing money." True or not? Women want to be secure, money is their security, men with more money are secure, she falls in love with this wealth... or man, marry him, and lives a happy life of luxury. There's many arguments for this paragraph. Indulge me you sappy heartfelt lovers.
Moving from that, wealth usually gains a certain social status and recognition in a higher society of wealthy people that makes the person known by these exclusive group of people. They may make a donation to a school or museum and then become known to a larger group of people.
Always, humans will revolve around recognition and wealth. I know you want it, I want it too. I lean more toward wealth before recognition. But that's just me. I'd rather be rich and unknown than rich and known. Just saying.
