I live in eternal fear of peaking too soon. Mariah Carey is one such example of a person who peaked early in her career and just could not cut it after Music Box. She redeemed herself somewhat with The Emancipation of Mimi, but since then have failed to wow me again.
That is the danger of being a shooting star. It cannot be recurrent. No matter how hard you try, you have to face facts that once its gone, its gone. Of course there are many things out there with amazing staying power. Brands, celebrities, books and movies, television series, some seem immortal. But that is not the case for all.
To stay relevant, there is a need to reinvent yourself and keep up with the times. That is the standard theory, but for some, I think the opposite is true. I believe that singers like Mariah and Whitney should stick with their signature sound and not try to meddle with something so perfect. It's like the saying; If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
My life though, far from any resemblance to these celebrities are also in danger of hitting the peak too soon. I worry that the best things that can happen to me in life, may already have happened and I have nothing else to look forward to. Of course its silly, because there are plenty more milestones to be achieved in this young womans' life. Still, there is a niggling doubt in the back of my head. An annoying one that pops up every now and then and renders me completely depressed and pensive for the rest of the day and might linger for a little longer. Sometimes, when my own immortality raises a raging red flag in my head, it takes a while for me to collect myself and gather some perspective. Here's hoping that I get out of this funk pretty soon.
That is the danger of being a shooting star. It cannot be recurrent. No matter how hard you try, you have to face facts that once its gone, its gone. Of course there are many things out there with amazing staying power. Brands, celebrities, books and movies, television series, some seem immortal. But that is not the case for all.
To stay relevant, there is a need to reinvent yourself and keep up with the times. That is the standard theory, but for some, I think the opposite is true. I believe that singers like Mariah and Whitney should stick with their signature sound and not try to meddle with something so perfect. It's like the saying; If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
My life though, far from any resemblance to these celebrities are also in danger of hitting the peak too soon. I worry that the best things that can happen to me in life, may already have happened and I have nothing else to look forward to. Of course its silly, because there are plenty more milestones to be achieved in this young womans' life. Still, there is a niggling doubt in the back of my head. An annoying one that pops up every now and then and renders me completely depressed and pensive for the rest of the day and might linger for a little longer. Sometimes, when my own immortality raises a raging red flag in my head, it takes a while for me to collect myself and gather some perspective. Here's hoping that I get out of this funk pretty soon.
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