Essay on celebrity
Being a celebrity has not only a bright side. Everyday thousand of people live in the reflection of fame, some of them had lost their touch on reality. The phenomenon “Celebrity” is an abused term. You do not longer have to be talented to be acknowledged, and adored. If you were called a celebrity years ago it really meant something. Much like today, it is an easy way to achieve fame if you are attractive and self-representational. Maybe it is not a permanent status, but the 15 minutes it last, affect the persons permanent. But why do we seek fame? Why do we not have enough in our self?
The article “Mindfulness in everyday life – so you want to be famous?” is written by Donna Rockwell, a licensed clinical psychologist, and is a specialist in mental health. She has had fame close to her life. But not in a way you imagine. Her grandmother said that she was her favourite celebrity, and she will never forget that. Maybe if you have tried something likely you can relate? Donna tells about Andy Warhol who has said: “In 15 minutes everybody will be famous.” Maybe she is right. There is something about the rush of fame, which makes us simmer. We want it so badly, that we all dream about it, from time to another. Filmmaker John Waters appears in the article with the statement: “Most everybody secretly imagines themselves in show business, and every day on their way to work, they’re a little bit depressed they are not. People are sad they’re not famous in America. Has celebrity become the new normal? Is fame the new black?” It’s an interesting statement, a very chocking at the same time. Since when did it become normal to be famous? Since the new sorts of celebrities came by, the tendency has only grown. The number of reality starts will soon overload the musicians and artist.
But not all people are ready for the commitment of fame. Screen star Harrison Ford describes to TV Guide fames lesser known hidden cost: “The loss of anonymity is something that nobody can prepare you for. When it happened, I recognized that I’d lost one of the most valuable things in my life. To this day, I’m not all that happy about it.” And exactly our privacy and anonymity is what we lose, when we seek fame. I do not think that we really appreciate how blessed we are to have things for ourselves. But being famous, are not only affecting them selves. Another quote from the article is Donna who recounted about how fame affect individuals and how it impacts the way they relate to the world around them. “They also describe a deep loss of trust in the closest to them, as sell as the world at large, which they view with the knowledge that as celebrities, they are admired mostly for their fame, rather than the person that they are.”
I think that we take our beloved ones for granted. I cannot imagine how unpleasant I would feel, constantly doubting my friends purpose. And much worse, loosing friends is also the reality. When out with friends, an A-list movie star explained: “His celebrity lies on the table between them. Some friends van handle it, and I’ve lost friends because of it, just by all the adoration that comes whenever you’re in public. They feel less.”
Isn’t it shocking how the bright side of fame only is presented in the media? Maybe if we got delineated a true picture, which showed not only the bright, but also dark side? Maybe we will appreciate our lives quite more. Maybe it would reduce our search for the unreachable?
