Anonymity Is A Gift

Author: siggy

Anonymity is a gift. Some have the illusion fame is what they want. And there are those who get it. And find out they can no longer do things normal people can like go to a restaurant or a shopping mall without being “harassed” by the public. This refers to famous actors and actresses as well as other well known performers.

Being able to invisibly blend in public is a gift. Everyone wants to be recognized for something they do but not at the cost of losing their anonymity. And you don’t know how valuable that is till you lose it. So think twice when you ask for fame. You may get it and wish you hadn’t because you are no longer able to lead a normal life. The public (and other admirers) won’t permit you to.

I never forgot his words.  He gave me back my life.  I had asked my doctor, “Do I have a right to a normal life, maybe to once get married, to have kids one day?”

His response was immediate, ”You have as much right as anyone else!”  I had struggled with a bipolar disorder for over twenty years and had been in and out of hospitals.  I had felt stigmatized by my diagnosis and treatment.  And had felt cursed by my illness.

His immediate response gave me back my life.  I did not know then that within ten years I would get married and two kids would soon follow.  I never forgot his answer.