The Bureau of Fire Protection Santa Rosa City Fire Station headed by FCINSP MERRY JOY T ASONZA, City Fire Marshal was the speaker during the Troop Information and Education held recently at BFP Regional Office Ground, Camp Vicente Lim Canlubang, Laguna.

During her speech Asonza, shared her personal insights on “FAME” and how it must affect every personnel in the agency.

Fame is what many people pursue with hopes that it will bring them happiness, prosperity, and personal growth. It is, indeed, a powerful tool that could bring benefits to you. Increased visibility may boost your career while opening many doors to the world and connecting you to more people and a larger audience.

Being in the public eye means that you will have to deal with lots of different people, who may have many and diverse opinions about you, which they may share whether you like it or not. So even if you have thick skin and are not concerned with what others think, you may still become vulnerable to the pressure from others’ opinions.

So the idea of fame is beautiful until it becomes reality because that is when you face the enormity of it. You know that you influence many people, who may idolize you for your success and that you may be developing a growing number of haters who will never be happy with who you are. That knowledge can make you feel pressured into trying to be perfect. That pressure for perfection could be too much for a single person to handle.

Also during the event, the birthday celebrants of the week was warmly greeted by the Assistant Regional Director for Administration, FSSUPT ARVIN REX A AFALLA, DSC, Assistant Regional Director for Operations, FSSUPT MARIA VICTORIA P BRUAL, and Caretaker, Regional Chief of Staff and Chief, Administrative Division, FSSUPT GAY F FLORENTINO, DSC. (Bfpphoto/Renante Arjay Jarobel/Marjorie Mahusay)