Just Too Proud

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Senior stars often remind the younger generation that fame is temporary, but character should be unwavering. Further, they insist that the same people who are with you at every step of your rising up are the same people you will meet going down. They could either stop you from falling or remain still and watch you fall. Hence, humility towards every person one meets in showbiz is essential.

Despite this adage, today’s generation of would-be-celebrities seem to be missing out on the essence of this teaching. Compared to previous celebrities, the young ones are presented more opportunities to prove themselves and are exposed to training in other fields. Sometimes, they are made to believe that they have a strong following as indicated by favorable articles in newspapers, number of followers, and numerous projects. Somewhere along the way, they consider these factors as their achievements and with a half-full glass of water, they revel in such fame and use such to justify their actions.

As soon as Young Celebrity (YC) got his break in a teleserye, he forgot much about humility. During one of his tapings, YC was approached by a group of extras, who had various roles in the project. The extras tried to strike a conversation with YC, who merely shrugged off his shoulder. YC surely made the extras feel like they do not exist at all. While extras hardly receive credit for their appearances in teleserye projects, their presence is indispensable, especially, if the production does not have the budget to hire named performers to populate scenes.

The extras would have understood the crass personality of YC had they not witnessed the disparity in the treatment accorded by YC to the popular and/or senior stars in the teleserye. YC would talk to them, smile at them, and treat them with much respect. By contrast, YC ignores the extras and dismisses them even though he is not yet a big star.

Worse, YC has extended his impolite behavior towards members of the production crew. Instead of asking the crew nicely, he uses the tone of a boss. He orders the staff like slaves, which, of course they are not. He has become arrogant and too proud. Sadly, the extras now consider YC as number one on the list of talents they would rather not work with. It is just too bad that given the seeming importance his network gives him, YC could not even find it in his heart to be humble to everyone regardless of their placement in showbiz hierarchy.

‘A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. It is an expression of humility. It is a foundation for the development of such virtues as prayer, faith, courage, contentment, happiness, love, and well-being.’ - James E. Faust

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