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Does such a thing exist??
Can such a thing exist???
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Sunday, February 3, 2013
The Price of Fame
Before I delve into what fame
costs, let me discuss what it is perceived to be. Tupac
defines fame as “Something we all adore, something worth dying for.” It’s
something that most people want, regardless of what they have to do in order to
get it. However, most people don’t understand what fame does to another person’s
life or how it changes people. It’s not something to be taken lightly as, just
like anything else in life, fame has a price.
Now as
to why people want to be famous. Most
people who are or want to be famous can’t live without others giving them
attention. This is mostly due to a lack
of attention at a young state, whether it be from friends or family. At the same time, they believe that everyone else
doesn’t understand what they go through. Many of them want to leave some kind
of mark in history. Think about it, the United States has never had a black man
run for president. Then Barack Obama runs and…well, you know the rest. Some
people just simply want their voice to be heard. After all, it is a lot easier
for them to get through to more people if a considerable amount of them notice
you, right?
People
want fame, but what is it that makes people famous? For some, it starts with
talent, because some people are just naturally good at something and use that
to pave the road for them. For everyone else, it could take anything from hard
work and practice to just being unstable enough to do something crazy. As long
as they are recognized by lots of people or put in some form of media (i.e.
school shootings).
I can’t
talk about why people would want to be famous without discussing why people
wouldn’t want to be famous. Some people
don’t like a lot of attention: I know it seems weird, but if you’ve heard of
the Incredible Hulk, then you’ll understand. Famous people get a lot of
attention and it may just seem too overwhelming to some people. Some people simply love the peace and quiet
that famous people just can’t have. Finally, some people understand what that
much power might do to them. To have
fame is to have great power and some people understand that with great power
comes great responsibility.
Most
people don’t understand what too much fame can do to someone else. There are
some famous people who believe that they can do whatever they want just because
they’re famous. The best examples that I can think of are rappers. They think
that they can do whatever they want and get away with it because they are
famous. They rap about it every day, and
then a few weeks later, they get arrested for doing the stuff that they rap
about.
Now think about what people give up
when they become famous. Privacy is one thing – What people do behind closed
doors should be no one’s business but their own, but people will go to extremes
to see or be with them. Another thing is status. For example: the rumor that
spread about Justin Bieber smoking weed, How many girls do you think lost their
minds when they heard this? Whether it’s true or not, there are some girls who
may want to punch Justin Bieber in the face because they heard that he was
smoking weed. Finally, as people become
famous, they may lose sight on who their real friends are. One tends to attract a lot of attention when
they become famous and it begins more difficult to determine who is a friend
and who is a fan.
Most
people only look at the money, the girls, the mansions, and the cars when they
look at famous people. It is the
materialism that has clouded our judgment and has blinded us from the truth. That
there is just as much to lose with fame as there is to gain.
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