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Getting Noticed


People like to touch famous people.  Even the great Smithsonian Museum boasts clothes worn by modern-day rock stars.  An actor walks down the street and is immediately surrounded by adoring fans.
Why the predilection for being near the famous?
 “I always sit next to a man in a turban.  You get photographed more.”    ~  Gore Vidal
Perhaps we do not feel worthy enough by ourselves.  Maybe the antidote is to like who we are more.

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