When I was working as a local television news anchor, I learned something about prestige that stuck with me. If I walked down the streets of my town, some folks would recognize me and treat me like a local celebrity. But if I got in my car and drove two hours in any direction, then got out of my car and walked the streets, nobody knew who I was, and nobody cared.
It taught me that prestige and “celebrity” aren’t real. They just exist in the mind of somebody else. If you’re depending on status and notoriety to make you happy, you will be truly disappointed. They disappear like dust on a windy day.
Better to remember Luke 14:11. “He who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”