Public Fame or Misplaced Public Trust?
We find celebrities in every field. Celebrity Sports persons, Celebrity CEOs, Celebrity Saints so on and so forth. Once in a while some of these stars also get embroiled in controversies and fall from being adored to being hated by the public. The world has seen the fall of the likes of Tiger Woods, Rajat Gupta, Salman Butt, Azharuddin, Swami Nityananda, Ramalinga Raju and even the great seer Sri Sankaracarya of Kancheepuram.
Their achievements may be very important for industry/sports/literary bodies and agencies, but these persons seem to be mere mortals who have not conquered desires of worldly life and are very selfish towards their own wellness.
The TV also gives undue publicity and credit to these persons by telecasting programs about them on national holidays and during other important cultural events. More than professional accomplishments and more than holding important posts in the Government etc., these persons should think about serving the same society that has bestowed them with fame and fortune.
When one earns national fame it is important for him or her to understand that there are a million other people in society who revere and respect them for their accomplishments. In turn they should become more sensitive towards their own society. A sportsman such as Tiger Woods fell from being an adorable young sports icon of the highest class to a womanizer of the lowest class after admission of his own misdeeds. It would have been wonderful if Tiger spent some of his negative energy in other positive thoughts such as helping children in the third world countries and setting up other charities.
We see marketing companies/agencies create brand names for so many mediocre persons by just spending huge budgets. Such persons become the attention of young children. Children should be taught religion, philosophy, mathematics and science. They should not be taught idol worship persons who may have just become famous due to unethical marketing tricks and strategies.
It is also very important for children and other youth who may read this article to realize that public life is full of false claim and they may well be better of seeking control of their own actions. A person who has conquered his own mind will see God in his life than a publicly quoted person who has an alternate self of lust, anger, greed.