On The Desire For Fame

The desire for fame makes an individual resist all change so they continue to appeal to the affections of people unknown to them - all for the short lived pleasure of feeling superior to people whose opinion they actually care about.

A temporary fix to the permanent void within, the nature of fame changes drastically once one achieves it. Every action henceforth is in service to the image in which one has moulded oneself to be loved or appreciated. Often what results is a total loss of freedom.

This isn't always the case.

There are famous people who have learned to detach from the image that people have of them. They don't care to be predictable. They aren't afraid to offend. Saying the most inappropriate-to-character truths just comes naturally to them because it is not the fame that they worship; it is the truth.

Think about why you want to be famous. Anyone who ever got it and stayed sane probably didn't do what they did for the sake of fame. For them, fame arrived as a byproduct of being true to their essence.

In the hands of such people, fame transforms and turns into a powerful tool to spread the truth.

What is the truth though?

I don't know, you tell me.