‘Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.’ - John Wooden
It is sad that Whitney Houston with amazing singing talent, stunning look, should die at such a relatively young age. The autopsy findings confirmed that she was a chronic cocaine user. Drug substances such as marijuana, Benadryl,drug gear,including crack pipe and cocaine-encrusted spoons, were found in the filthy room where she spent her last hours.
Whitney began singing in the choir at her church. By 1992, she was already on top of the world, but her life went downhill very quickly when in that year she married the R&B singer, Bobby Brown. Her career got off the track, from a ‘good girl’ with a perfect image in the 1980s and early 1990s to one that constantly battling addiction to drugs,lifestyle excess and erratic behaviour. When high on drugs, she would imagine herself been beaten by demons whilst the truth is that she bit and punched her own body without realising it. She looked immensely haggard at the age of 48 when she died.
What a tragic for a person who once said, "I think I knew then that my singing ability was an infectious thing that God had given me." should die this way. She is just another victim to one’s own success and fame. Charlie Sheen, an American film and actor whose personal life always made headlines, including alcohol, drug abuse and marital problems, has this notable quote-‘Fame is empowering. My mistake was that I thought I would instinctively know how to handle it. But there's no manual, no training course.’ Money and fame is not everything in life.
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