Only a man who has reached the topmost mountain will appreciate the deepest of valleys. Most times, I am flummoxed and flabbergasted when “success” deprives us of the real success in life. Civility, decency and honour make us better people; power, influence and money are additional . Never allow the size of your bank cheque or the digits in your bank wallet or anything you have acquired to define or redefine your person.
One of the biggest fights in life is winning the outcome of any relative success! Kanye West (yes, Ye) must win over his success and return back to his beginning which made him great: good entertainment, making people happy via music. At the moment, his success is winning over Ye. He must reverse that and be the boss.
Yes, you can rule your world and still show civility. I wish him good luck and do hope that people will help him.
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German sportswear brand Adidas has terminated its contract with Kanye West, after the rapper made “unacceptable, hateful and dangerous” antisemitic comments, the company said in a statement. Adidas had been under pressure for several weeks to cut ties with West over offensive comments he made on an Oct.16 podcast and in other public forums. The company announced Tuesday it would no longer be working with West, terminating production of its Yeezy-branded products, and stopping the Adidas Yeezy business “with immediate effect,” following moves by other companies to cease working with West. (LinkedIn News)
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Comment: Why discountenance the fact that he’s bipolar? Not making excuses, but when someone is mentally sick we shouldn’t judge his actions strictly when he may have altered brain structure and chemistry. The fact that his bipolar disorder doesn’t exactly manifest in suicidal thoughts and other more dangerous traits doesn’t mean we should take it lightly. If anything we should encourage him to get help and cry out against how the media is using him and taking advantage of his illness for clicks. They’re destroying him. This is not entirely his fault. Let’s show compassion and treat issues wholistically.
My Response: “This is not entirely his fault.” – This is a lame excuse. Every person in this world can have an excuse for anything. “Sir, I failed the exam because I could not sit for 10 mins and study. I have a medical disease called restless syndrome”. Would you pass him? Ye can afford to hire an assistant who can vet anything he posts before they go live. Just like athletes who hire “nutritionists” to make sure that cookies or drinks do not have a banned sustenance that will destroy their careers, Kanye West can afford any care or modulation.
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“Bipolar is a very serious mental illness” – why not recommend for him to be under care? I understand that in Nigeria, people like to give excuses. I know people who do not give LIVE interviews or post things online until someone has checked those things. They are rich people who cannot control their emotions. But they pay to be managed. Personal responsibility is accepting and managing your limitations. For a billionaire, he can ask the world to speak via his lawyers who will filter him! Why must he be giving live interviews to insult people when he cannot control what he says?
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