How did it happen so fast that people expressing themselves with ink in words, without ever having published anything, and people puncturing the top layer of a customer’s skin with ink, can respectively be called writers and artists?
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Upcoming singers proudly call themselves songwriters on national television on a journey of being called legendary or a diva.
Do not become disillusioned because everybody has to begin somewhere and mentors, should you be so lucky, could play a constructive role in your life when pursuing your dream.
The icon-market furthermore, is regularly reshuffled depending on how many skeletons can be found in the closet.
An old proverb of not hiding your talents under a bushel makes for a receptive audience since everybody seems to be eager to embrace anything new and exciting in a never-ending quest to stay on top of things.
The advancements in technology call for a hyper-alert attitude to information, bombarding the senses continuously, and demanding a rational, informed decision on the way forward.
If you get confused along the way, professionals will provide specialised counselling and steer you towards a manageable, functioning state of mind.
So far, so good, order is restored and individuals embark on amazing journeys to far-away places, sportsmen train to compete in gruelling competitions, parents push their offspring to perform academically and on the sport field, musicians practice hours on end for that gala performance and students religiously enroll at tertiary institutions to qualify for their chosen careers.
The bottom line surely has a lot to do with that which makes the world go round.
It’s not called the rat race for nothing.
Come pension age, there will be advice on how to spend your golden years without burdening your loved ones financially and emotionally.
Is it any wonder we love the rebels, the eccentric and nonconformists who take one good look at everything and expose the frailties of modern society?
Some political leaders however, give new meaning to the word ‘character’.
Not only do they flout lack of wisdom nationally and internationally, but also use their well-founded appreciation of weaknesses in society in such a manner that we could call them ‘disaster engineers’.
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