A nobody? Good for you!

Anybody who is somebody figures multiple times, in the Jeffrey Epstein Files. The latest name to hit the fan is that of New Age guru Deepak Chopra, closely following His Holiness, The Dalai Lama. The office of the Tibetan spiritual leader has issued a formal statement that he has never met Epstein nor arranged for anyone to meet him. And a central minister, too, is caught in this vortex, although he has said that these were formal, routine meetings. Former French culture minister Jack Lang and his daughter Caroline are being accused of laundering money, in cahoots with Epstein. Heads are expected to roll. Not mine, though. As a nobody, it is unlikely that I would ever get close to the uber rich, the promiscuous or even the super powerful and the famous. Should I say, thank goodness for that?

Everyone who is anyone is busy issuing denials, justifications, explanations or going into hiding while I just consume this high drama. But, no, I would certainly not want super celeb-status at the cost of selling my soul or having to prove my innocence against all odds. The majority of humans are non- entities, at least in the public gaze. You may be the apple of your parents' eyes, or your children's hero, but you are 'nothing' in the public arena. Good for you. You don't get to enter that space where fame turns into notoriety, trust becomes mistrust, and material riches become 'golden handcuffs' - the means to cruel, exploitative ends. Enough is never enough. Wanting and getting more become all-consuming passions, leading to runaway Hedonism.