When EGO rules...
O
ur ego can be compared to a The ego-monkey is undoubtedly directing their fi lms, and also love them as a person. If
monkey sitting permanently the host in a very unwise fashion. the fan base dwindles, the success diminishes
on our shoulder, ceaseless People who have made it in life, always have accordingly. And maintaining the fans happy
commenting from morning to done so thanks to at least one other person, will certainly not get done by demonstrating
night, about the happenings in our lives. sometimes several, who have helped them empty airs of superiority and by showing
At the beginning of our journey in life, this get to that place of success, either through a lack of gratitude for the fans’ faithful
monkey is very untamed and uncivilised. He contacts, with money or simply advice and following and support.
forever whispers directions and advices that belief in their potential for success. But not
are sometimes very unwise and not thought all of those reaching the heights of success And our current ultra fast high-tech media
through properly. Listening to that monkey remember where they come from and mechanism can expose the ego-monkey of
when we are fi ve years old leads us to temper especially, who has been instrumental to their any artist in a matter of hours to the entire
tantrums. When we are older and have failed rise out of anonymity and poverty. planet. The monkey can be uncovered in all
to educate and take control of our monkey, of its ugly truth and make its host fall from
he will push us to desire more and more, be A few of the successful ones have enough grace in no time at all. Success in show-biz
it material possession, beauty, power, fame, humility to admit their humble beginnings can be very ephemeral and fragile. The ones
adulation, money and the likes. He tells us and whom they have to be grateful to for so fortunate to be successful should remember
when we should get offended and how we their success. But too many feel shame about that being genuinely grateful and lovable will
should retaliate in order to keep face and their less than perfect past, or forget that keep them at the top much longer than if they
reputation intact. He will lead us to become their good fortune really should be shared let their ego-monkey rule their thoughts and
selfi sh, arrogant, deceiving and to even more gladly with the ones who became their actions.
become destructive towards ourselves and stepping stones to the top.
others. No one likes arrogance and lack of humility.
When a music star fails to attend a concert or We all despise people who think they are
People in show business can be particularly a fi lm premiere that has been fully confi rmed, the salt of the earth, who think that they
prone to becoming a victim of their ego. and for which all tickets have sold out, one deserve adulation and who forget that at the
Fame and fortune can become quite a heady knows for sure that the monkey has been beginning, they were just an average Joe, like
mixture that the monkey gets drunk on. If left working hard at chasing all reason and sense the majority of people.
uncontrolled, the monkey will claim his daily of duty out of that person’s mind. When such
fi x, regardless of the consequences. Beside an artist simply cannot fi nd the decency to So let these show biz people remember who
this intoxicating mix, it will also become shake hands with his fans after a concert they are, just one of us , a little more known
very arrogant, advising its host that some or to scribble his name on a piece of paper, than the average, with a little more money in
people are not worthy of their company or of the monkey once again has been whispering the bank, possibly, but in the end, still only
receiving a handshake or an autograph. This nonsensical notions of grandiloquence that just another human being who happens to
has sadly been a frequent occurrence in show are not endearing at all to the public at large. be singing decent songs, and playing decent
biz people, and those in the African show biz roles…or not!
community are not exempt from it. Show biz people can maintain their success
only as long as the fans love their music or by our staff writer.
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