SYCOPHANT

Sycophant, such an elegant word with such an ugly meaning. For those of you who do not know sycophant means a self-seeking flatterer. I never would have known this word if it hadn't been for my hair dresser. To my benefit we were having a conversation and the word came up. I had no clue what it meant. But then I found out the meaning and realized that we are surrounded by these people everyday. I feel sorry for them. It disgusts me that our society would let it be acceptable to be someone else's' flatterer. How low can it get? In what other nation is it okay to be someone's bitch? None. It just confirms the role society plays and the emphasis they put on being accepted. If a person is willing to do whatever just to be seen with someone or to have friends, what is the point? I am confused why someone would not want people to be their friends because they like them, not by what they have. It is mind boggling to me that someone would want this. I am probably never going to realize why it is okay, but I am sure it will continue to happen. America needs an ah-ha moment. We need to realize what we are conditioning people to be. This whole idea really shows how our society really does make things socially acceptable, even if it is for the wrong reasons. It is now time that society makes a few changes to what is actually acceptable, for the right reason.