By Nicholo Jallores
Sometimes you just gotta feel rich.
You know how it is. You work like a dog day in and day out, and come payday you just want – no, need –
to reward yourself for all of your sacrifice and hard labor. The
struggle is real, hence the prize must be as real and tangible. You have
to see it, smell it, hear it, hold it tightly in the palm of your hand
until you feel in the very core of your being that, yes, you are
successful. There is a point to all of your demeaning elbow grease. You
are not just another cog in the machine. You are the toast of the town.
You are made, and you have the bag, the gadget, the dress, the shoes to
prove it. Viva la alta!
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Death by Inarte: How Your Vanity Could Kill You from Illustrado
By Nicholo Jallores
It has been said that the devil’s favorite sin is vanity. After all,
Lucifer’s fall from grace was not precipitated by bloody murder. His
descent into the nether realms came about shortly after he looked at God
and said, “Hmmm… I could do better.” Following this line of narrative,
it can even be argued that vanity is the original sin. Vanity is a
sophisticated, malleable evil, able to take many forms or augment the
gravitas of other trespasses. It latches unto our deep-seated
insecurities akin to a voracious moral barnacle and makes us think and
do stupid, senseless things – like getting cheap cosmetic enhancement.
The issue is not as trivial and banal as it sounds at the onset. On
one end there’s the complex need to be appreciated and validated. On the
other end, there’s the stupid and senseless need to be appreciated and validated as quickly and cheaply as possible.
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