It’s a Good Thing I’m Not a Movie Star
It’s a good thing I’m not a movie star because I would be like Greta Garbo.
I would not appreciate being chased for my autograph all over the place.
I would not appreciate the paparazzi’s taking zoom lens photos of me in my bikini as I sunbathe on the roof of my penthouse or kiss my new boyfriend or even the paparazzi's taking photos of me walking in the park with my two greyhounds.
I would resent not being able to take out the trash in my old bathrobe in the wee hours of the morning if I wanted to.
I would not appreciate going to the super market to pick up a bottle of milk and discovering an unflattering close-up of me on the cover of the National Enquirer.
I would not appreciate a long article about me and my cellulite and plastic surgery nor a lengthy discussion on some talk show exposing the medical before and after sketches.
I would not appreciate always having to be gorgeous. I would like to be myself.
I would not like having to shop at Saks-Fifth Avenue. I would miss shopping at the Good Wills across America.
I would not want fame.
I would not like people having a false image of me, liking the image, and not even knowing who I am.
Yes, it’s a good thing I’m not a movie star.
Comments
Canim Gloria, I agree with you one more time.
Besides, can you imagine the hours passed at hairdresser and beauty saloons. Hours and hours of manicure, pedicure, wax and all sorts of epilation and botox and hair-dy, hair-styling, eyebrow styling, eye-lash styling, time spent with taylors and image makers, besides this is a EVERYDAY routine not a self-spoiling day.... :crying:
Endless diets with starving moods to fit in size "0".
:crying:
Ohhh GOSH!!!
yes you are right, thank God!!! We are not movie stars.. :wub:
Reply from Oya kahraman ,is the mother of Engin Zeyno Vural who translates Heaven Letters into Turkish.
Hi Gloria,this a good chance for me to write something.I agree with you and my daughter and even I can add another situation that luckily I don't have.Living in a palace or in a castle and lost yourself in the building.You are having breakfast at a table that you can't see the other end of the table and can't talk to the members of the family sitting on the other end of the table.
You are waited at the door to be taken to your hairdresser as it isn't for a special occasion ,your everyday routine.You are not yourself.You don't live your own life.It isn't you.It is somebody else.Alot of things going on everyday out of your wish..What a life !!!!
Beloved Oya, I am so happy that you have come to this Heavenletter Spiritual Community Form and posted a delightful comment.
I have to take this opportunity to tell you what a wonderful daughter you have, but you must already know that! She has been such a boon to Heavenletters. Do you know she translates Heavenletters into Turkish every day, every day. She has been a mainstay.
Oh, yes, to live in a palace and have to have staff around all the time. I don't imagine it's such a wonderful thing to be waited on hand and foot. Give me a little simple place.
Oya, where did you learn such excellent English?
God bless you!
With love,
Gloria
Engin, I am not comfortable to go to a beauty parlor even once a year! I cut my own hair. You know what? At a beauty parlor we become just a head!
Love you,
Gloria
P.S. And now I'd better get back to work. :)
Dear Gloria,
Thank you very much for your warm reply.
I am a good reader of Heavenletters in English and in Turkish.You and Heavenletters translators reach alot of people all over the world and help them to feel themselves better and find themselves in some of the situatıons.Specially now in the world people need more something to make themseves feel better and not to loose their wish to live happily.And your letters do that .
It usually happens to me.What I need to hear that day I read that letter or by chance I choose that letter.You spend all your time and nearly all your life to help the people so you deserve a big thank from the readers.
I sometimes ask myself what we can do to change the world's face to goodness and positive thinking, and finish all the pains of the humanbeings.Everybody needs that.I hope my life wiil be enough to see and hear pains and suffering end all over the world.
Engin works alot to help everybody with her translations but she does it with pleasure.She is happy that is very very important.I am proud of her.
My best wishes always with you.Good luck!!!!!!
P.s. I sometimes lıke going to the haitdresser.It helps me to look heppy and my family,specially my daughter wants to see me well-cared.
Canim annecigim, my very dear mom, I am proud of you too.
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE
TO YOU my golden heart :)
Engin
There is nothing like the bond between mother and daughter. And now that you both read Heavenletters -- in English and Turkish -- the bond has to be even sweeter.
Infact dear Gloria sometimes our bond may be a bit salty or sour.
Because my mother is a teacher who has a very strong character and she is used to being obeyed, yet I am a rebel :)
Forgive me mom :) But I think you always do!!!
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE YOU ALLLLLLL
Engin
Isn't that how it always is with mothers and daughters?
Our mothers are ourselves, and we argue with ourselves.
I give my daughter admirable advice, and she doesn't want to hear a word of it from me. It doesn't matter that I am proved right 99 out of a hundred times.
I was the same with my mother. My mother always said I would get it back some day, and she was right about that too!
Now I'm on the side of mothers! Oya, we should start a mother's club!
Hi,Dear Gloria,
There isn't anything extra to write after your comment.You are great, your comment is great too and my daughter is precious for me..She is the dearest for all of us. Whatever was done ,right according to me ,is for her and to make her happy .
Experience is very important so one day she can understand more what made her not very happy.In fact children like criticizing their parents, It doesn't matter how old they are...
Thanks again for your support!!!!!!!!
With my best wishes.Have a good weekend.