Inciting Change
We All Want the Upsides of Fame and Fortune
But what about the downsides?
I’ve long felt that being rich and famous isn’t all it’s cut out to be. That’s easy to tell by the huge toll of celebrities whose fame leads to early death or other horrific experiences.
For example, John Lennon. This month his murderer will attempt for the 13th time to gain parole. I hope he doesn’t succeed. I don’t say this out of malice or a lack of compassion. I do understand that he was young and ignorant when he committed that atrocity.
I hope his appeal fails because I truly believe that if someone needlessly kills another, they need to forego their freedom in consequence.
Why should that assassin achieve freedom when he stole the life of a beloved husband and father for no other reason than ignorance and envy?
Obviously being rich and famous is not all doom and death. There are plenty of upsides – otherwise why would so many desire it…
But the fact is people need very little to be truly rich — we usually find out too late that we are at our wealthiest when we have our health and people we love who love us.
Plus, being well known and (potentially) wealthy, can sometimes have unexpected, and unwelcome downsides.
