Success Sucks

This is a shame.

Fans boo and walk out after Amy Winehouse gives atrocious performance

It's a shame because she is one of the brighter stars worth turning your neck for in our age. But really, these are the stories that make up most of today's headlines. People often say that success can take you far. But "sky is the limit" is not always the case for today's type of success. It is more like "how deep is the pit." It sucks because there are no warning signs for success the way there is D.A.R.E. for drugs. We are taught to be become successful, no matter how many times we fail. However, there are no lessons for when you are at the top. There is no enemy to conquer on the mountain except yourself, and how do you win against yourself? It is not a clear-cut two-sided battle between right and wrong. For celebrities, it could mean to keep on chasing what you've been chasing your whole life at the cost of self-destruction or it could mean disappearing into mediocrity and obscurity, conditions of which the psychological effects should not be under-exaggerated, but hopefully gaining a peace of mind in the process. If you do happen to find yourself in one of those self-destructive type of positions of success, how are you supposed to get out? Think about it. That's like a crackhead who shoots up and they pay him for it and give him an exorbitant amount of fame and attention. For some people, that's their life. There will always be rehab for drugs and alcohol, but there is no rehab for success. The only rehab for success is failure. And from personal experience, looking in the mirror after any failure, especially the large ones, is the hardest thing to do.