He nodded: it is true that nowadays many people like to show off. When they hear a famous person declare something, they pretend to agree with his point of view. When they see what the world is talking about, they show off that they know everything. When someone’s name is gone, they quickly look up the past to show off that they used to be friends, that they used to be close and intimate, to show off. When they see what is “trending”, they follow it to see that they are not left behind. In particular, the trend of showing off wealth and happiness is so tiring.
Making a mess from home to the street, but still like to dress up in this or that outfit to show off how free you are, family is in trouble but still show off pictures of everyone in the house grinning. Acting too deeply, getting used to Flexing yourself too much, becoming "addicted" without realizing it, considering it normal. On social networks, now there are too many things too fast, too much, becoming overloaded, sometimes losing sensitivity, subtlety and the ability to perceive the true nature of things, of people.
You continued your story and went to an Asian country, boasted to the barber that you could draw and showed him some pictures on your phone. The barber complimented you and shyly said that he also drew in his spare time. Then he took them down from the attic to show you. They were just a few small oil paintings, but you were shocked when you looked at them and realized the saying “there is still a sky outside”.
He said: the problem is not the compliment but who compliments and in what circumstances. You laughed: that's true, but think about it, should your value depend on the evaluation of others?
