fame

Why is fame so interesting to us? It must be something of a drudgery, some heavy duty yoke that you can't ever take off. Most of us, although not all of us, think it could be cool to be known, famously, for something. If it's a talent, skill, discovery or achievement, we want other people to know we stand out. But the reality of it is, most likely, one giant bummer. There's the lack of privacy, everyone knowing things about you that you'd prefer they didn't, and other aspects that I probably can't imagine. It seems like it would be better if we could embrace obscurity. I think the world would be so much better if we were all more 'servant-hearted'. If we could do things behind the scenes, help others, and not take any credit for it. Fame seeks out 'credit', obscurity tends to insure you don't get any. Ida know, just a thought.