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A review by raisavibes
Big Shot by Mindy Kaling
5.0
4.5 stars! I love Mindy. Her essays are honest and relatable, they are fun to read and they teach you life lessons. In this particular essay, Mindy wants to be a big shot but what does it truly mean to be one?
At first she thought, it's showing unexpected generosity to people you see at a restaurant by picking up their tab in exchange for their gratitude.
One day she picks up the tab of a celebrity who does not show any gratitude in return. She was upset. From this experience, she learns that hoping to be praised for being a generous person does not make you generous.
"Being a big shot means giving and not caring if anyone acknowledges you. The very expectation of appreciation disqualifies you from being a big shot. So I learned that I have to spend my money on people who can appreciate it."
"I had tried to buy an interaction with a celebrity, and when the celebrity didn’t live up to their end of the bargain, I was mad. I wasn’t a big shot at all. I was just a cheesy rich person whose self-worth was defined by famous people acknowledging them."
She finally learnt the joy of giving to people.
Mindy also shares a fun little section sharing another day in her life with photos!
At first she thought, it's showing unexpected generosity to people you see at a restaurant by picking up their tab in exchange for their gratitude.
One day she picks up the tab of a celebrity who does not show any gratitude in return. She was upset. From this experience, she learns that hoping to be praised for being a generous person does not make you generous.
"Being a big shot means giving and not caring if anyone acknowledges you. The very expectation of appreciation disqualifies you from being a big shot. So I learned that I have to spend my money on people who can appreciate it."
"I had tried to buy an interaction with a celebrity, and when the celebrity didn’t live up to their end of the bargain, I was mad. I wasn’t a big shot at all. I was just a cheesy rich person whose self-worth was defined by famous people acknowledging them."
She finally learnt the joy of giving to people.
Mindy also shares a fun little section sharing another day in her life with photos!