Keep it Simple

As I was reading the TAO, I read a passage which caught my eye:
"He who makes a show is not enlightned...
He who boasts achieves nothing.
He who brags will not endure.
According to the followers of the TAO, 'These are extra food and unnecessary luggage.'
They do not bring happiness." (Twenty-four)
When I read this, I began to realize how people now in society are so complicated and are always wanting to be the center of attention. Most people do good things just to be noticed, just to "be someone" important. People now don't care about the importance of their actions, they only care on being noticed. So after they do something good, they make sure their actions are known by everyone. All they do is show off and brag and all they want is "fame." Because they think that by being famous and important they're going to be happy and remembered.
But this is not true. Just as the TAO said: "He who makes a show is not enlightned." This is completely right, those people who are commiting good actions just to show off will not succeed. This is because those people will not achieve what they were looking for: happiness. After these people worked very hard in order to be recognized, they may get fame just like they wanted. But they are not happy. They realize that all attention they get is like the TAO followers said: " 'These are extra food and unnecessary luggage.' " All of these things just become an extra problem, an extra weight on the back. When they realize this, it is too late. They regret doing things just to get attention, just to be noticed. And learn that it is way better doing good actions just because they are good actions which will do good to someone. Even though they may not become important or famous, they will feel better. Just by keeping it simple.