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What does it take for the world to embrace you? Is it the feats we accomplish while we're here on Earth that define us when we're gone? It it what we choose to share with others that captures the hearts of the entire world? Or is it that we bear our souls for all to see and judge that makes us truly iconic?

Tupac, The Notorious B.I.G, Princess Diana, Kurt Cobain, James Dean, Heath Ledger, Richard Pryor...icons. What is it about them that intrigued an entire planet? Was it the fact that we could relate to such dynamic personalities? Or was it that we loved their work so much, that we couldn't stand to lose them? We loved who they were, we continue to miss them, and we will always remember them.

I long for the love of the world. It is not a private ambition to be kept a secret. But what does it take for it to happen? The aforementioned people and personalities put themselves in an environment that nurtured their individual talents. They placed themselves on platforms that allowed the whole world to see. They saturated our hearts with such beautiful images and sounds that we continue to immulate their lives.

I wish I could be there. I wonder what type of platform I would need to embark on such an incredible journey. Is it television? Is it radio? Whatever it is, I'll discover it. And with no shortage of talent and ambition, I'll pack my metaphorical bags and begin my climb to the top. The world DESERVES me and I deserve the world in return.

For those of you reading this...I owe it to you.