ROMM* - Death of the Narcissist

The Narcissist died today. He died alone; in a manner befitting, his hollow egotistical
existence. With the world cleansed of the reek emanating from his air of smugness and smoke from his megalomanical dreams, people could finally respire better. Over a period of time, many had changed their thoughts from hatred to sheer callousness, and thus today as he lies in flesh under the mound, there were not many who would lament. The were no eloquent epitaphs; there were no weeping damsels; and there were no sympathetic friends.

During his meaningless lifetime on this earth, his friends pandered to his feeling of
self-importance. Some rebelled, and swore enemity, whereas some swore fake allegiance, but lashed a tirade behind his back. But the latter folks are not to be mistaken as untrue, cause they were only showing their niceness to their so called friend - a fiend if I might rephrase.This act, however, continued to nurture and feed the ego of the Narcissist. It also gave him an excuse to refute and distance from those who actually indicated their honest expressions about him. Buoyed by this false support, and a few self-assumed facts, the Narcissist continued to thrive.

But today, his friends gather to spew venom and lash a vitriolic rhetoric which the Narcissist would never have seen coming. Alas! a thin layer of wooden casket, 2 feet of earth's crust and a veneer of moss laden tomb separates him from his fair whether follower's diatribe. Thus he died, oblivious to what people thought about him - what a pity!! But that did not prevent the hoi polloi, atleast the one who faintly cared for this demon, to pour their hearts out and come out boldly and violently against his deceased body. In the end his sheer hubris, and his condescending attitude led to his downfall.

But, in rebirth, he shall find solace. Faced with a humiliating and in many ways an eye-opening after-life, the Narcissist was reincarntated a different man. His downfall, though, was nowhere nearly bathos. It was a combination of a realisation ridden by denial, and a slow acceptance from all and sundry. Today he stands in front of people, to listen to them, and not to speak about himself and his greatness. His feet have finally touched the ground and realisation has finally dawned upon him that he is only one amongst the billion other mortals that walk the earth. He is greater than none, and at the same time lesser than none. With humility making a comeback, the Narcissist shall atlast continue to lead a normal life........

* ROMM - Ramblings of a Mad man. Some other posts in the same series can be found by clicking the label