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Fame And Suicide/Suicide and fame. The two flirt and then consummate often enough to make one take note.
If someone gets everything they hoped for … or wanted … or expected … then there is not much left to live for. Boredom aims the gun or ties the rope.
There are other factors, of course. We can never know another person well enough to tell how they think or feel. The majority of famous people do not remove themselves from this earth. A number of them indeed relish the attention.
More than mere success sent Virginia Woolf walking into the River Ouse. Ernest Hemingway had personal demons aplenty when he reached for the shotgun.
However, these days Fame stalks those who are famous. Although a famous author does not attract the attention of a famous entertainer, or sports figure, or politician, an author’s fame spreads beyond the usual world of books and readings and tours.
Fame guarantees that attention must be paid. The media makes Fame supersede the reason for the fame. Fame is the elephant in the room, always poised to turn rogue.
Creating is difficult enough.
Creating is time-consuming enough.
Creating is isolating enough.
Fame magnifies all these things and sometimes ignites an unrelenting blaze.
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