Not all that glitters is gold

Abuse is something celebrities across the world know all too well, but are very good at hiding it or sharing it with the world. Whether it is physical abuse, verbal abuse, and the most prominent one substance abuse.

The sad thing is that fans look the other way when it is their favourite celebrity involved in substance abuse. But when it is the case of physical abuse, twitter and Facebook will be buzzing with messages of how the partner who has hurting the other should be sent to jail, and must rot in hell, etc. Then the couple gets back together and charges are dropped, the fans are left speechless and feeling stupid, this is a vicious cycle that will never end.

That is not the issue, the issue is that when someone like Chris Brown acts violently and is in and out of court like it is a hobby. This same guy has young boys looking up to him, what kind of message does he send to his fans (who believe that Chris can never do wrong). Or that someone like kwaito star, Zola, who was the pillar of his community turns out to be womaniser and a women abuser. Then we get many celebrities across the world who have the guts to stand in front of cameras and tell their young fans that “drug can kill you” or the most famous line, “don’t do drugs”. Whilst the same person is high on drugs as they say that. Talk about hypocrisy at its best.

It is true that not all that glitters is gold, lifestyles that celebrities lead are not all glamorous, and they can lead to destruction. Young people must be aware of that reality. And must realise that simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. There is no fault in choosing a career that will ensure that you lead a simple life that has no peer pressure and certain expectations because of what you do and who you are.