Not Yet the End
Essay by review • December 25, 2010 • Essay • 649 Words (3 Pages) • 925 Views
Nowadays showbiz is a big issue even for teens. A teen named Martin desired to be an actor someday. Since he was a kid, he used to watch television and movies and was very acquainted with showbiz. When he grew up, he decided to join talent search. He then emerged to become victorious and his career started here.
Back in the early days, Martin’s family was not in poverty when he was young. It all started when their garden business deteriorated. Their garden was plagued by pests, so their family had no source of income. Both his parents tried to look for jobs, but they only got low paying but demanding jobs. These were the only available jobs those days. Both his parents worked very hard until both got sick. This event was unexpected. Martin has five younger siblings, so he decided to look for jobs. He became a household helper, janitor and even a factory worker.
His earnings were not enough to keep his family. He decided to join the talent search, since he likes acting and singing. He did not expect to win in this contest. His career started to bloom and many offers like commercial projects, guesting and hosting were given to him. He improved very fast and learned to live a showbiz life. In his first few years, he became very industrious and enjoyed his new job. He never quite expected this. He was able to save money and had money for the medications of his both parents. He was also able to support the education of his younger siblings. These years were prosperous for Martin and his family.
He did not notice that his fame began to eat his well-being. He was totally changed. Though he became looked well in terms of appearance, but the values in him were deteriorated. Because of his fame, he forgot to pray even just short prayers. Because of his fame, he put aside God. Because of his fame, he had friends but influenced him to be worldlier. He became hooked to vices. He regularly play at the casino spending money all night, drinking with other people, smoking cigarettes everyday and spending time with different girls he thought they were just part of his leisure. He worshipped money, for it was the key for the vices and the material things in this world. He thought this was the happiness. For him, this is heaven. He did not foresee the consequences of such actions.
The money that he saved for years was almost gone. He lost most of it in the casino and spent much for his vices. His
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