Celebrity

few days back this post here caught me thinking into it, somehow.

Now after this I go back and check the theoretical meaning of Celebrity and it says "Famous person". I, in turn get more curious, go back and look for the theoretical meaning of famous and that directly says first-rate or excellent. Anything that's excellent is viewed as a benchmark, so why not with humans. When a person is so well known to the world, we get curious about them, we look for news about them, read about them and try to look up for good things from what they do. Its not now, yesterday or day before that we are into this logic. It just goes with the time starting right after this word was invented.

Taking a simple example, every kid in each family picks up something from parents/relatives. So looking upto someone as a matter of inspiration is something genetic. Now, not everything that a person expects can be imbibed from within the family and that's where the outside world enters one's life. After all, Popularity is a matter of how many people know a person and how much they talk about him/her! Its a very human tendency to observe and follow what a famous personality does. And thereby the word role model!

Agreed imitation is a one whole big thing to be ignored. Being oneself is important. And for the wise that makes what is called life - Be oneself and try to pick up the good things as you move on with time and life. So celebrities are probably one of the sources from where things "could be" picked up.

Yes. there should be a line drawn to everything and so is to this too.. That is why, I mentioned 'wise' here. And the point "we look for news about them" - note, not gossips! Because, wise men might criticize, but they do not intend to pick a fight with you. Its just about the freedom of speech. Anyone can talk out or comment what he/she feels.. If a celebrity is gonna take it too personal, then there is an little extra mile that needs to be travelled beyond this pessimistic line for you to get optimistic and define things to yourself. But it, end of the day, is upto you, if being a celebrity you want to care about that or not!

Going an extra line about it, being in limelight also means being open to the world, open to the fact that a lot of people can know/see/talk about you. there definitely is a better word to describe this whole fact than saying 'Public Property'. Think that the person who commented so probably did not have a good English :P

Above all, nobody can stop you from being your'self' and so you still can live life in your own terms. Spread your wings and fly more heights! Have fun :)