When it comes to fame, who is it you want to remember your name? God or humanity? It might be there's a choice to be made.
Who gets left behind in the race for fame? Maybe those who prefer the fame given them by humanity, by the academic community, the business world and commerce, the general public, the media, the world of politics. In short: Those who look for such fame and not fame in Heaven.
They might at the end of their days cry out: The world will remember me but God might forget me. That's just sad but perhaps it's inevitable if you make the choice to be famous in the world but not to be famous in the eyes of God.
Do we, the public, impose on our scientists, our musicians, our politicians that they forget their souls and their spiritual well being as they find us unkown facts and top ten tracks and votes? Then when they have done that all their lives and cry out for the faith and hope they have missed, do we turn a deaf ear and say: To late for that now! You've already had what you originally wanted but you missed out on what you would want in the end.
Even in churches and mosques, do we force the attendees to impress us with their adherence to our own rules and traditions and frown on real righteousness? Better to find a church or mosque where you can stand at the back and beat your chest and look at your feet and say to God in Heaven: Have mercy on me the sinner. Save your soul rather than save face. If you can't do that then just stay at home and pray like that in secret.
