August 16, 2009

Success makes you humble. Who said it ?

Yes, who said it ? Success makes you humble seems to be a proverb of yester years. No a days small time players with almost negligible recognition and successes feel themselves apart from this world.

They need special treatment beyond public eyes, but once on stage and other wise you can not stand their tantrums.

It’s not a matter of small time politicians, Filmi Hero and Heroines of bollywood OR Hollywood. Probably it is first step of stardom. These people feel themselves beyond law of the land.

There are Nth examples of such behaviours of our celebrities. The recent brouhaha over SRK’s detention at US airport is one latest example. If you treat yourself a god citizen you should not feel uncomfortable in following law of the land.

Why you need special treatment, why you need privileges? You, in fact, are not doing any social good, as an actor or player you are paid HEFTY pay cheques. I wonder why Sachin Tendulkar needs exemption in custom duty for his sports car when he can pay that easily. Why Sharukh Khan or Amitabh Bachhan should be treated above security rules of any country.

As a good citizen we or they should never ask for such privileges, IF success makes you humble it is good. Because, people will admire you more and will look up to you as a person with exemplary deeds. Why to cut short your image by small incidents like this.

1 comment:

  1. I believe the Sanskrit version of this proverb is more accurate. "Vidya Dadati Vinayam". Given the fact that success doesn't necessarily imply knowledge, the observed behavior is explained.

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