RE: LeoThread 2025-05-28 05:39
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Experience shows that fame won't resolve inner struggles. In fact, it often amplifies insecurities and intensifies fears—like using a fire extinguisher that unexpectedly turns into a burst of gasoline.
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Believing that overnight success will mend life's issues may only lead to more distress. It might be wise to work on inner growth first, or at least balance it with external pursuits.
Works like Awareness and Radical Acceptance have proven useful. Without this balance, the feeling of emptiness remains, slipping away much like sand through grasping fingers, compounded by the additional challenges fame brings.
Consider the idea behind Kevin Kelly’s essay “1,000 True Fans.” Could it be that being recognized by a smaller, more genuine audience is both a healthier and quicker path to success than chasing recognition by millions?
This doesn’t imply that one should entirely avoid the allure of widespread celebrity or the path to great renown. Instead, it serves as a reminder of the potential pitfalls along that journey. Maybe it’s worth taking the risk of celebrity.
After all, as Jim Carrey once remarked, “I think everybody should get rich and famous, and do everything they ever dreamed of, so they can see that it’s not the answer.”