5th APRIL 1955

So I know that the 5th of April 2012 was a long time ago. However in that time I went home for the holidays and basically did nothing but relax, eat chocolate and enjoy sleeping in for a change. Yet I feel that to officially (not to mention finally) get serious with this blog I need to start living up to its namesake. It saddens me that it has taken me this long to finally get into the concept and routine of having a blog. I was never one for blogs. I kind of felt like they were invasions of my privacy, such that people would only read my blog if I wrote something about myself that they would find interesting. Sadly, I don't consider my life to be particularly scandalous, hence the lack of enthusiasm.

And yet, is it always scandal that puts a person at the centre of attention?

On this day in 1955, a man who was very much in the spotlight, Sir Winston Churchill, the 80 year old British leader who guided Great Britain and the Allies through World War II, retired as prime minister of Great Britain.

Winston Churchill was in no doubts a great man, who was always in the spotlight. He brought the Allies to victory, he governed a country throughout a time of terror without getting everybody killed and he basically kept himself alive too, even with him being such a figurehead and obviously a target.

And he was at the centre of attention because of a scandal: the scandal of World War II.

So, is scandal the only way to be in the spotlight and remain that way for a long period time? To be remembered when you die and throughout history?

The really famous celebrities today are the ones who have the most scandal in their lives (Brad and Angelina much!) Even if a person starts of being in the spotlight for a good cause, without any scandal, it'll eventually become a scandal (KONY 2012 much!)

Does scandal equal celebrity?


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