The world celebrates the loud, the flashy, and the trendy. But what is popular is not always what is purposeful. And when the applause fades, only purpose remains.
Here is a brief story of a lady called Lynda.
The Choice Between Applause and Alignment ,Lynda was known within her community as “the golden girl.” She had everything people thought made a life successful, beauty, charm and a gift for performance. Wherever she went, the crowd followed her . She had opportunities that others only dreamed of such as an influencer contract, invitations to parties and a lifestyle everyone admired.
But what no one knew was this, when the lights went out, Lynda often stared into the mirror and whispered, “This isn’t me.”
She smiled for the cameras, but her soul was restless. She played the role everyone wanted, but deep inside, she knew she wasn’t chasing her purpose rather she was chasing popularity.
And the truth? Popularity is loud, but it is also empty.
Then she decide to awakening her purpose
One day, while scrolling through her social media comments, Lynda came across a message from a young girl, which read "I wish I was you. You have the perfect life. Sometimes I think if I can’t be like you and my life isn’t worth living."
The words stopped her. For the first time, she realized that all along she has been chasing popularity and it was not just exhausting her but it was misleading others. She was painting a picture of perfection that didn’t exist.
That night, Lynda asked herself a huge and rhetorical question about her life and what her purpose was .
“When my life ends, will I be proud that I was popular? Or will I regret that I never lived with purpose?”
The answer shook her. The she realized she needed courage to walk away
Lynda made a bold decision and she walked away from the path that made her admired by everyone but not fulfilled. She turned down lucrative contracts and unfollowed trends that didn’t align with her values and stopped pretending.
Instead, she pursued what her soul longed for to become a counselor, to guide and inspire young people who were battling depression, low self-esteem, and identity crises. It wasn’t glamorous. There were no flashing lights. No instant applause. In fact, some people mocked her:
“Why leave a lifestyle people would kill for?”
“You’re throwing your popularity away.”
But Lynda knew the difference that popularity feeds the ego, purpose feeds the soul.
The Legacy of Purpose
Years later, Lynda's life looked completely different. She wasn’t on magazine covers anymore. She wasn’t the talk of the town. But she was fulfilled.
Her purpose gave birth to impact. She counseled young girls who were on the edge of giving up on life. She built workshops for teenagers struggling with identity and direction. She didn’t just inspire likes—she saved lives.
One day, that same girl who once wrote to her returned, now smiling with hope. She said to her, “Because you chose to be real while I chose to stay alive.”
That was when Lynda realized this was greater than all the applause she ever had.
The Lesson of Lynda's Story
Her story teaches us this timeless truth: your dream should align with your soul, not with the applause of the crowd.
Popularity is fleeting and it vanishes with time, trends and tides. But purpose is eternal. Purpose outlives you. Purpose gives your life a meaning to your victories and weight to your struggles. Purpose leaves a mark that applause never can.
When you chase what looks good to others, you may gain attention but lose yourself. But when you chase what feels right to your soul, you may lose the crowd but you will find your life.
Your Turn to Choose
Ask yourself today:,Am I living for the applause, or am I living for alignment?Do I want likes, or do I want legacy?Do I want to be seen, or do I want to be significant?Do I want to be popular for a moment, or purposeful for a lifetime?The world doesn’t need another person who is liked it needs another person who is lit with purpose.
The Final Word
Like Lynda, you will be faced with the choice between what pleases the crowd and what fulfills your calling. One gives you noise, the other gives you meaning.
Don’t let your life become an empty show that ends with no substance. Don’t let applause distract you from the deeper song of your soul.
Because in the end, the applause will stop. The trends will fade. The lights will dim. But purpose purpose will remain.
And when your name is spoken years from now, let it not be said that you were popular. Let it be said that you were purposeful.Because the world doesn’t remember who was liked.It remembers who lived with meaning.
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