The plane and the influencer
(long post)
The moment i sat down in my chair in the plane i already knew this was going to be fun. One of my children got scared of her since she was wearing some kind of hydrating mask and looked like V for vendetta. She was also filming herself in all kind of funny postures with her phone, and funny enough i guess she kind of felt ashamed by it because every time i looked she turned away
Me: i guess you are some kind of influencer
Girl: how do you know?
Me: pretty obvious, i mean, you are filming yourself non-stop and are all the time on your phone posting things, i guess on your instagram account?
Girl: yeah, i am pretty famous in my country, got like 80k followers
Me: nice, but you seem a bit distressed by it all, i mean, you have looked at your phone now for hours non-stop and seem very agitated
Girl: i want it to be my job, you know, to become famous
Me: so the mask is to make sure you do not get wrinkles
Girl: yes
Me: but what about all this stress, screen-looking, etc, that is not good for your health either right?
Girl: well, that is kind of a necessity
Me: ok...so your face, on the outside, has to appear nice, while on the inside your are actually unhappy
Girl: unhappy......well......not really
Me: so you are happy?
Girl: uhmm.....well.....don´t know
Me: so the goal of the becoming an influencer thing?¨
Girl: to become rich and famous
Me: and how is that going?
Girl: well, i am flying economy, that is how that is going
Me: at least your are honest
Girl: i earn some but not enough
Me: and the price to pay for that personally to become famous and rich?
Girl: whatever it requires
Me: at least that is honest as well
She sleeps for some hours, and when she wakes up an i finished my movie...
Girl: so you are traveling with your family?
Me: yes
Girl: they seem quite calm your children
Me: well, we give them a lot of good food, good fats, be calm ourselves as parents, that helps
Girl: so what do you do, where are you going?
Me: going to my eco-mountain, like an eco-farm, where my job used to be receiving people like you that eventually burn out, or other kind of unhappy people that lost all their money or do not know what do with their money, existential crisis kind of thing
Girl: so why are you not in business class?
Me: well, i could be, but with small kids it is kind of irresponsible, i mean, people pay a lot for business to have calm, to sleep, and my kids wake up sometimes, or can scream, or i need to walk with them, although they are very calm this flight to be honest. My experience is that people in economy accept the noise, but in business people get really pissed off because they paid a lot for their flight, so economy with the kids is easier.
Girl: ok, fair enough. So you think i am going to burn out?
Me: well, you seem very agitated, your energy is unbalanced
Girl: how do you know that?
Me: my job kind of to know these things, i helped many like you to find more meaning and purpose in life, i mean, must be intense to be on your phone day and night, like an addiction right
Girl: i like it, but lately not that much, but i need to keep posting to keep followers happy
Me: what about your happiness?
Girl: uhm....
Me: i got a website, innerdevelopment dot net, have a look at it, some stuff on there might help you
Girl: thanks, cool, i will do that, and when you receive people, what do you do?
Me: i teach them certain things, to feel better, i can show you if you like, just close your eyes for 1 minute
Girl: close me eyes?
Me: yes, just close your eyes, relax
Girl: ok...this is so weird
I quickly expand my energy and move part of it into her head, temporarily pushing away the anxious energy inside of her. 1 minute later......
Me: open your eyes again
Girl: what just happened
Me: i just pushed some anxious energy out of your mind
Girl: i just felt this wave of relaxation coming over me....i mean...i do not even know what to say
Me: just remember this can be your default state, always, any human has this ability. You do not have to destroy yourself to be an influencer, i got a bit of a following too and it does not destroy me
Girl: you are on instagram, no way!!!!!! What is your account?
Me: well, not on instagram, on X
Girl: give me your profile
Me: can´t do that, privacy concerns etc
Girl: oh....come on
Me: check the innerdevelopment dot net website, you will like it
Girl: ok, i will
Me: ok
She starts playing on her phone again, and i fall asleep. I wake up hours later when the plane is landing and we great each other when leaving the plane. My wife smiles to her when leaving the plane and whispers in my ear ¨another happy customer¨. I smile and whisper back ¨maybe, but at least she won´t forget the flight¨. I hug my wife and we leave the plane with our kids
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