Showing off is a no-no
Food for thought - individualism and indifference leading to a downward spiral ... "... worry however is that other people, ... might think that these behaviours are the norm, and then try to emulate them. It would be a short ride downhill from there, morally speaking."
Btw, low self esteem also tends to precipitate showing off.
http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?file=%2F2010%2F5%2F26%2Fcolum...
Wednesday May 26, 2010
Showing off is a no-no
MUSINGS By MARINA MAHATHIR
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.. Perhaps it is a sign of prosperity that these days people spend money in inappropriate ways without batting an eyelid.
...When 13-year-olds are way too comfortable spending money in such boutiques, you have to wonder what it’s going to take to keep them in comfort as they grow up.
My worry however is that other people, including my children, might think that these behaviours are the norm, and then try to emulate them.
It would be a short ride downhill from there, morally speaking.
...Sometimes, however, you find inappropriate behaviour at a higher level, where people who deem themselves worthy of our support take unconscionable actions.
For instance, breaking laws put there by the very law-making institution that they are part of.
Is the message “Do as I say, not as I do”? Or are these laws just for the rest of us and not for them?
No wonder they all want to get elected; apparently it gives them a licence to do what they want.
...And I must say I flush all the way down to my neck when I see people desperate to be seen as more important than what they are. I’ve been lucky enough to meet real heroes who do their work with no fanfare at all. So to see much lesser beings, important only because of position, being lauded for less substantial work makes me go – and see – red."
all it takes is to lose the idiot box ... but thats too hard even for the advisor... so lets skip the proverb "Prevention is better than cure" and look for a new objective.
Life - a mystery. :P
Great article eagle. Good to know that there are still intelligent columnists back home. Relevant topic in Qatar too.
....eagle, it's called inferiority complex. Great write up.
Nice read. TFS.
from the post...
...And I must say I flush all the way down to my neck when I see people desperate to be seen as more important than what they are. I’ve been lucky enough to meet real heroes who do their work with no fanfare at all. So to see much lesser beings, important only because of position, being lauded for less substantial work makes me go – and see – red."
very very true... just need to flip the pages of any paper or browse thru QL to get a dose of that stuff...
Beyond even the cheap tackiness, and flagrant displays of material wealth.. isn't entitlement the ugliest of character flaws.