Hello. Is everyone feeling like a star this morning? I hope so. I hope that everyone has at least one living creature that let's them know they are of value. No matter how misanthropic one can get, I truly believe that we need validation on this earth. Maybe not always from humans, but a connection nevertheless. The plan was to go tubing yesterday with friends and the boys but plans change. We had local fun anyway. I found a reclaimed wood table for a client and then JF came over for dinner. She phoned her M and then her D and, as she had placed the phone on 'speaker', the undeniable glee in each of her parent's voices made it crystal clear that they loved receiving a call from her. Maybe we could all take a hint from JF and 'reach out and touch someone'. Hmmm. I should contact Verizon and see if they need a catch phrase. Huh? Been there, did what? Whatever. Some folks, as we know, live for the spotlight. Self involved, maybe. Narcissistic? Possibly. Pop culture just had a run of young Hollywood starlets exiting taxicabs and limousines with the obvious intention of being photographed. Some had 'forgotten' their Hanes. This attention starved behavior is not a new thing tho'. As far back as on this day in 356 BC, ( The Rolling Stones were on the charts with 'Sticky Fingers') Herostratus, a young man, set fire to the Temple of Artemis in what is now western Turkey in his desire for fame. The temple was constructed of marble and considered the most beautiful of some thirty shrines. The temple was also one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, a little under 500 feet long, supported by columns sixty feet high.
Herostratus never tried to hide from his act of arson because he wanted to be immortalised in history. Ephesean authorities not only executed him but also condemned him to a legacy of obscurity by forbidding the mention of his name under the penalty of death. Yikes. I hope they don't read my blog! He did however, wear underwear while setting fire to the marble edifice. I'm not sure if it was Hanes because his privates were somewhat singed.
Herostratus never tried to hide from his act of arson because he wanted to be immortalised in history. Ephesean authorities not only executed him but also condemned him to a legacy of obscurity by forbidding the mention of his name under the penalty of death. Yikes. I hope they don't read my blog! He did however, wear underwear while setting fire to the marble edifice. I'm not sure if it was Hanes because his privates were somewhat singed.
In this somewhat self involved, 'all about me' era, let's not lose the importance of having contact with others. I mean, contact in a good way. No slapping or pinching. Have a good day, demand respect and importantly, show others the same. Unless of course they are total as*holes. Then I suggest ignoring them so that their actions don't also live in perpetuity.
"Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful." John Wooden
