Fame—good or evil

Fame—good or evil

Fame has always been pursued by many people for the advantages it brings about. Fame can assure one of a high social status, high regard, great admiration,etc. Fame can also bring one wealth as a celebrity has more chances to earn big money. Besides, the applauses and flowers from the fans may boost one’s self-confidence and increase one’s sense of fulfillment.

However, fame can ruin one’s life,too. It deprives one of his privacy. As a public figure, he is often chased by fans and journalists and his private life never eacapes the media’s attention or public curiosity. Fame also places one under great pressure. He has to work and live in line with public expectations and thus becomes the slave of his own success.

So fame is a double-edged sword. I don’t seek fame and I don’t envy those who are famous. I highly appreciate what the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow says about fame:“The talent of success is nothing more than doing well whatever you do without a thought of fame.”