The Good vs. the Bad
By tjdas83
@tjdas83 (178)
Malaysia
March 17, 2009 5:17am CST
It's pretty sad that we are remembered more of the bad things we do rather than the good things. I could have save a life, or inspire someone to quit smoking or even find a cure for cancer all in the same day but if the next day I got caught doing something bad, that is more likely how I will be remembered by others. All the other beneficial things I've done will be down the drain. In the case of celebrities, its even worse. They could have done great inspiring movies or make big donations to charities but if two days later they got caught with a DUI,(driving under influence) that is what people will be talking about for the next month or so.
Why is this so?
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3 responses
@LittleMel (8742)
• Canada
17 Mar 09
it is sad. but don't we all expect people to be nice and not the other way around?
in the case of celebrity however, it's the gossip that sells
so it's just money for them, nothing personal
other than that, I guess we shouldn't expect too much of anyone including ourselves
because we are all just human beings
@agmamayo (804)
• Philippines
17 Mar 09
I think man has been created this way. The ability to remember those bad things done are much remembered because it a way man can learn from those mistakes. A way for men to learn is by experiencing bad event in his life. It is here where man can recollect what he had done and make some solutions to solve if not redirect what has been done wrong. Like the saying "we learn from our mistakes". Thats why most people seems to forget good deed done to them while those bad are always on the back of their minds. This is normal, I too has this attitude of remembering things that are badly done to me by my friends or enemies. In order to atleast remove that attitude, we need to do more good things in our lifes, cause it can overshadow everything we have done wrong.
@benny128 (3615)
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17 Mar 09
personally I think its because everybody loves to gossip theres no news in someone doing something good as in this society that should be the normal everyone should help each other.
When you break the law or do something bad then that goes againist the norms of society which is why its talked about.
And so called celebrities are in the public spot light so they get talked about alot more as their actions are spread around the world.
Good or bad live your life but remember what will you be remembered for.
