Fame. Money. Stardom. Fandom. Limelight. Trolling. Shaming. Naming. Judging. Loneliness. Darkness. This is the yin and yang of being a celebrity.

Fame is wonderful. It is very popular. It is very desirable. It is very sought after. But it can be very detrimental. It can also be compulsive. It may also be obsessive. That is why to deal with it is to deal with a lure, a bait, that is irresistible.

The lives of stars and celebrities are envied. Most people want to be like them. What they do not realize is that fame is very costly, very consuming and very slippery.

The recent tragic deaths of two showbiz stars, one elderly Ayesha khan, the other young Humaira Asghar Ali, have really spotlighed the cost that these stars pay to be stars. The fact that both were in different stages of life, yet had similar endings to life is a moment of pain, reflection and introspection.

From Michael Jackson, arguably the pop king, to Robin Williams, arguably the comedy king, the story of superstar lives and their shocking deaths are lessons for all those who believe that these stars have it all. Many studies have been done on what young people think would make them happy-most say fame and money. Many studies also prove that fame and money are not the key to happiness.

The famous Harvard University study spanning 80 years of assessing who were the happiest people by the end of their lives has clearly said it was not fame, not money but the quality of their personal and social relationships that distinguished the happy ones from the unhappy ones. Fame has a way of cutting you off that breeds misery:

Fame and misfortune— For all the “fortune” fame brings, it also brings a lot of misfortune. Paul........

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