When people in high position fall from grace, they will be in the front page news.
The internet will inundate the world with the bad news. If found guilty, families and livelihood are destroyed. Fortunes are lost. The fact that almost everybody know adds to the stress.
But there are people who seem to thrive on scandals.
We hear of people who were on top of the world fall and reach rock bottom. Denials may give them breathing space for a little while. But at the end of the day the long arms of the law will get them if they had done wrong. Unless the law enforcement agencies themselves are corrupted!
Then we hear of such people going on to commit more serious crimes. As if the scandals already committed were not enough! And strangely, some get away scot-free. What a mockery of the law!
Many fall from grace as the result of corruption or extra-marital affairs, serious crimes or bizarre relationships. A few experience hell because of the way they choose to live their lives. Some may try to end their lives.
Some file for bankruptcy although they earn millions or have millions in several bank accounts.
It is not easy to live an honest life these days. Even those having the responsibility of enforcing the law also fall foul of the law. People live beyond their means. Millionaires live beyond their millions. We hear of very few rich people giving financial assistance to charities. And when they give, there are conditions attached!
We also hear of millionaires having no money. Where did their millions go? On the other hand, there are those who earn a pittance yet they can survive. They never file for bankruptcy. They never complain. They know that what happened to them is not newsworthy. It doesn't sell.
There are people who thrive on scandals
Some people seem immune from the negative effects of scandals, managing to survive scandal after scandal. Some like to create scandals. Reporters love it. Some celebrities do not mind doing something scandalous in the eyes of the public. It can be said that this acts as a promotion for them. Scandals sell!
How scandalous are these scandals!
Why must people continue to support these people? But again, we can never truly understand people whether those involved in the scandals or those who blindly support them.
