Glory vs. Celebrity
The talent of Michael Jackson has doomed him to a life of celebrity. And I mean doomed.
Celebrity borne of the his seemingly unreal ability to dance and sing. Surrounded by a corps of fawning sycophants fueled by infinite supply of celebrity, his influence was unchecked and his behavior was allowed to wander outside the guardrails of common sense and into the realm of deviance. He had many enablers that were willing to pander to him in order to be close to the light of all that celebrity.
Where is the glory? There isn't any. There never was. There was just empty celebrity. All the talent and chic in the world cannot buy the amount of glory that a fireman earns in a "routine rescue."
Elvis died an ignoble death at the hands of his excesses. Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Keith Moon, the list of casualties goes on and on.
Do you seek celebrity? I hope not. If you read this blog, I'd hope you're smarter than that.
Live with honor and do the right thing regardless of the price. Don't shrink from the difficult and don't allow yes-men and enablers to lull you into a hammock of self-appeasement.
Celebrity, showers itself on the untalented as well as the talented. But glory is not so fickle as celebrity. It goes where it is deserved.
Walk the road to glory. But walk fast.
Celebrity borne of the his seemingly unreal ability to dance and sing. Surrounded by a corps of fawning sycophants fueled by infinite supply of celebrity, his influence was unchecked and his behavior was allowed to wander outside the guardrails of common sense and into the realm of deviance. He had many enablers that were willing to pander to him in order to be close to the light of all that celebrity.
Where is the glory? There isn't any. There never was. There was just empty celebrity. All the talent and chic in the world cannot buy the amount of glory that a fireman earns in a "routine rescue."
Elvis died an ignoble death at the hands of his excesses. Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Keith Moon, the list of casualties goes on and on.
Do you seek celebrity? I hope not. If you read this blog, I'd hope you're smarter than that.
Live with honor and do the right thing regardless of the price. Don't shrink from the difficult and don't allow yes-men and enablers to lull you into a hammock of self-appeasement.
Celebrity, showers itself on the untalented as well as the talented. But glory is not so fickle as celebrity. It goes where it is deserved.
Walk the road to glory. But walk fast.
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