3145. The curse of beauty © Bruce Goodman 15 March 2025

There’s no doubt about it. I have been photographed that often that it would be foolish to presume I am not beautiful. People don’t even bother to ask permission. Click click click. At least with the old-fashioned cameras with a film roll that had to be developed people exercised a bit of moderation. Now that everything has gone digital it’s click click click. There’s no end to it. Phones are the worst. It’s selfie after selfie. Selfie selfie selfie. If you ask me it’s selfish selfish selfish. People manipulate their position so as to include me in the photograph of themselves like I’m some renowned film star or something. It’s true that I once appeared in a movie. That may have contributed to my fame, but really the film wasn’t much of a success. So I can only conclude that people photograph me because of my natural charism. One could say, in the event of my situation, that I am cursed by my good looks. Life was so much easier when I lived in the African tundra with other wart hogs and not in a zoo. Contact Author Back to Index Next Story Previous Story