One would think being “great” at something in life would yield success and happiness. But it doesn’t. Often, what happens is that any “talent” you have (beauty, intelligence, humanity, goodness, artistic ability, etc) MAY garner you SOME success, but generally it almost ensures you will fall into the grips of some asshole exploiter/user/manipulator. Yes, you see it in the entertainment world (singers, actors, etc) but they’re not the only ones. They just happen to be famous so everyone knows their stories.
But even normal people reaching a “medium” level of success will have lots of exploiters/users/haters come out of the woodworks after them.
I had always strived for success- I did have talent, beauty and brains (prior to my car accident)- and I did accomplish a decent amount before that happened (compared to the avg person), despite it happening when I was still very young.
Any level of success came with HATERS who wanted nothing more than to see me fail and be miserable. Ex- Christina Aguilera spoke about this- that when she came out with the single “Genie in a bottle,” everyone in her HS made fun of her and bullied her. (Which was the reason behind her song “Stronger”)
Is mediocrity that bad?
Is aiming for success that good?
IDK- I’m not sure what to think or want anymore. I’ve always wanted to accomplish things and achieve some level of success- I’m not talking celebrity level of success/face/obscene wealth or anything like that. But definitely wanted to achieve more than the ordinary “9-5.”
Hell, at this point, I’m thinking, is it “best” to achieve mediocrity? Tho…mediocrity means being a 9-5 slave, so maybe a few steps above that- to be financially free. I think I still want “medium” success in life.
Mediocrity…sucks. But reaching for the stars and failing is heartbreaking. -_-
Or maybe it’s better to be like the masses- no big goals, no big desires, but also no big disappointments or exploitation.