Isn’t life interesting when we might think that all of the glamour and glitz is someone else’s whole life. That all of it is a 24 hour a day life. Then we read where one of their children may have problems, divorce may happen, illness strikes! Oh, they may be more like us than different! They might envy our every day life if they knew us. It is pretty good! 😊
Money, celebrity, royalty -- none of it ultimately insulate people from suffering and misfortune. Problems are universal. However, the resources to deal with those problems may differ...
Long before the internet there were (and still are) gossip/glamour magazines at the checkout--I anticipate we will always chase a "new, reflected light."
Exactly! As long as there have been kings and queens, emperors and war heroes -- maybe even politicians and artists -- there has been gossip and fascination. Building people up and tearing them down. Thanks for the comment.
Yes, the main difference between those with possessions, status and wealth may be the resources to deal with those issues. But try as those have through out history, no one seems to have figured out eternal youth (even plastic surgery, fillers and extenders don't quite do the trick) or how to evade suffering and death.
So very poignant, Suzanna! (Read while waking up to grazing sheep with their bells clanging on a small island just outside Stavanger, Norway...visiting cousins.)
Thank you, Jeanne! Ah celebrity. I've gotten a lot of outside comments from friends and acquaintances who also had a hard time looking away from the opulent wedding.
We pay attention to the photos and headlines because they still inject dopamine irrespective of their utter uselessness to our lives. Actively avoiding the "needles" of continuous scrolls, flashy sites, newsmongers, and even the checkout aisles appear to be the only way to prevent new or added addiction.
Isn’t life interesting when we might think that all of the glamour and glitz is someone else’s whole life. That all of it is a 24 hour a day life. Then we read where one of their children may have problems, divorce may happen, illness strikes! Oh, they may be more like us than different! They might envy our every day life if they knew us. It is pretty good! 😊
Money, celebrity, royalty -- none of it ultimately insulate people from suffering and misfortune. Problems are universal. However, the resources to deal with those problems may differ...
Long before the internet there were (and still are) gossip/glamour magazines at the checkout--I anticipate we will always chase a "new, reflected light."
Exactly! As long as there have been kings and queens, emperors and war heroes -- maybe even politicians and artists -- there has been gossip and fascination. Building people up and tearing them down. Thanks for the comment.
You certainly nailed it once again Suzanna.
So many seem to have put material possessions, status, and wealth in place of connection with others in a deeper than surface level.
Guess they will be happy if they have enough funds/resources to purchase a heart transplant when theirs becomes more calcified.
Yes, the main difference between those with possessions, status and wealth may be the resources to deal with those issues. But try as those have through out history, no one seems to have figured out eternal youth (even plastic surgery, fillers and extenders don't quite do the trick) or how to evade suffering and death.
So very poignant, Suzanna! (Read while waking up to grazing sheep with their bells clanging on a small island just outside Stavanger, Norway...visiting cousins.)
Thank you, Jon! Seems like listening to sheep bells is a little more... authentic.
Trenchant, perceptive, poetic response to the worship of wealth and celebrity!
Thank you, Jeanne! Ah celebrity. I've gotten a lot of outside comments from friends and acquaintances who also had a hard time looking away from the opulent wedding.
To quote Katie Couric "I guess tacky is back".
Back and in bold! Thank you, Kathi!
Ahhh. thanks
Thank you, Ardyth. Appreciate your comment!
We pay attention to the photos and headlines because they still inject dopamine irrespective of their utter uselessness to our lives. Actively avoiding the "needles" of continuous scrolls, flashy sites, newsmongers, and even the checkout aisles appear to be the only way to prevent new or added addiction.
Wonderfully articulated,, Suzanna! Loved it!