I read the newspaper every day. I think it is important to know what is going on in your country and in the world. Every newspaper has also one part that does not tell you much about what is going on in your country but a lot about what is going on in the lives of other people – in the lives of celebrities. Recently Ramona and I talked about celebrities, how popular they are and how nice this can be on one hand but how stressful such a public life can be on the other hand.
For whom is someone a celebrity? Only for those people who recognize him or her. There are many Bollywood actors who are big celebrities in India but who could walk around in any Western town without being recognized. There are also a lot of big stars of the west who could come to India and nobody would notice them apart from seeing that they are tourists – because they have fair skin!
Of course most people say it is a dream to have a life like any superstar, be that a singer or actor. They admire their beauty, they admire their wealth and they admire their popularity. Wherever those celebrities go, there are people who recognize them, there is someone who wants their autographs, there are people who cheer at them and are excited to have seen them. Who wouldn’t want this kind of life?
To be honest, I wouldn’t. Think about the other side of this life: wherever you go, someone wants to take your picture. There are paparazzi everywhere and if you are not in full make-up one day or you were not in the mood to wear stylish clothes but went out in comfortable home-wear, your picture is in all magazines the next day and they cheerfully write that you actually just look like a normal person, ugly, with pimples in the face and cellulite at your thighs. You are obviously aware of all these things yourself but it is still not nice to have them pointed out. And even if there are no paparazzi, being greeted excitedly by completed strangers wherever you go can probably also be tiring someday.
Apart from the attention that you get however, there are several other reasons why I would always prefer not being a celebrity. They may be popular but once they are up there, at that level of popularity, there is always the fear of being forgotten and not being successful anymore. They have to keep on being interesting for everyone. They constantly have to seek the limelight. Can you imagine this constant struggle and the never-ending striving for fame in order not to fall into oblivion?
As a celebrity you are never doing it right. There may be some people who appreciate you but there are always people who criticize you, too. If you share your private life, you are accused of advertising with your private matters. If you keep your private life completely private, people are upset about you hiding yourself. It doesn’t matter what you do when you are a celebrity, there will always be people who are fully against you. There are fans who will cheer no matter what nonsense you do. And there will be those who attack you no matter how great work you do.
I was never a celebrity but I lived the life of a guru. People recognized me by my face or name and thousands of people gathered for my lectures. Of course they were not interested in my autographs but in blessings. When I had program in a town, there were posters with my face all around and obviously in that time it was difficult to go out because people were approaching me all the time. So I had a small glimpse of this kind of life. I really don’t want to lose my privacy and live like a celebrity.
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