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the obsession with watching the mighty (or at least famous) fall, is all about envy. envy, in case you didn't know, is not about simply coveting something that somebody else has, it is about destroying what the other has because the destroyer isn't able to have it for him/herself. we destroy the good in others or exploit the vulnerable in order to acheive our own narcissistic sense of worth which is built on nothing more than a flimsy sense of self made pseudo-real by brand names and pockets stuffed with cash. this past year has indeed spawned a particularly vicious brand of gossip and character assassination and has at times been tempting to taste and repeat at the water cooler. it will be difficult no doubt as i have been injesting such garbage even since the dawn of page 6, but reading this stuff of late is like gorging on cheeze puffs and fried doughnuts. it feels somewhat good going down, but leaves one hell of a sandy, gritty, bitter aftertaste. the only way to rise above the literary grime, is to simply quit reading it. lord knows the time has come.
happy new year and may the best resolutions win!
