In the 1990s I sat with His Holiness the Dalai Lama; This encounter was highlighted by my research on reincarnation parapsychology program at the Rhine Research Institute at Duke University. I learned that Ian Stevenson, a psychiatrist at the University of Virginia, spent more than 40 years studying more than 2,500 cases of children who remembered past lives, including their previous names and causes of death; In 11 cases, the children had birthmarks similar to the fatal wounds of the person they claimed. I found Stevenson’s work fascinating. This is in addition to Sogyal Rinpoche’s explanation in The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying that most people do not consciously remember their past lives and believe in the transmigration of souls during different lifetimes.
As a psychotherapist for the past 17 years, I have observed the phenomenon I labeled in a previous post.fiction has its own significance.” While the Dalai Lama and children who remember past lives are the opposite of people who fabricate their own significance, fabricators behave like reincarnations of kings and queens from a bygone era. social networks and behave like prominent public figures—behavior is conscious, deliberate, executive, and strategic, as well as unrealistic and possibly absurd. It is the deliberate performance of an assumed status advantage for transactional gain by people who live their lives as if they are always doing something very important. For example, they double-book dinners for viewing – à la Black mirror– which of their “friends” gives more power.
Recently, I’ve noticed a subgenre of this affliction that I hadn’t fully considered before: the endemic sense of entitlement that seems to trickle down from celebrities, namely influencers, into real life. “Ask forgivenessnot for permission,” I heard one of them say. This might be an “outside the box” explanation for the omission: “Do you know who I am?I’m only half-joking when I say that these people must have been kings or queens in the past.
Here are 10 behaviors I observed that led me to this conclusion:
10. Texting at a red light causes three to five cars behind them to miss the next green light. The DM doesn’t consider the idea that the woman behind them could cause them to miss an ultrasound. Whatever they’re doing is a top priority and can’t wait.
9. Correcting a waiter’s pronunciation of foreign wine, delivering it like someone vintners once hanged them for lesser offenses.
8. Make a video call through the loudspeaker in the waiting room or on the train, turning a public place into your private office. The royals believe that allowing commoners to hear about their intimate relationship will encourage them to strive for greatness.
7. Cutting a queue at a coffee shop under the guise of “just asking a quick question” somehow turns into an order. Customizing latte orders is an artistic expression of individuality. We must allow these anointed artists to beautify our world with their uniqueness every morning.
6. Ghosting “Help”, closing – the members of this kingdom do not have time to extend. It lets people know how great they are by keeping others hanging.
5. Keeping your dog on a leash “because he’s friendly.” Leash laws are written for other people’s dogs.
4. Speaking at a normal volume during a movie, play, or concert, as if you were in your living room – sort of.
3. Stopping twice “just for a minute”, blocking an entire lane of traffic. Hazard lights are optional.
2. Saying yes to a dinner, wedding, or per-person gathering and simply not showing up – no cancellation. Their presence is always a gift. Maybe next time they will pray. Keep moving.
1. In cafes, restaurants and bars, they say: “I do.” to do the__” (matcha latte, espresso martini, avocado toast with burrata). “Please, please” is a request. “I will to do the__” is a command.
A heightened sense of entitlement accompanies fabricated self-importance, and it’s a full-time job for not only many influencers, but many ordinary adults who amuse themselves by playing status games. My observation of a serious disregard for generally accepted decency is that these people must be reincarnations of kings and queens of earlier times, many of whom feel sent back to Earth to teach the rest of us how to live properly.
