inevitable collapse in the presence of conviction

Everybody wants to be everything, besides themselves. This unfortunately leaves someone unable to identify who they really are because of false existences and by impressionable feeble minds. Everybody wants to be a sports hero, a music star, etc. No one wants to be forgotten, everybody has to have a paragraph in a history book. Why can't people be humble, so much of the population is saturated in pride and arrogance. People have to prove or validate their life by acting like they are superior to someone else. This i believe is because of insecurity in people that they aren't satisfied with their lives that they have to start a fantasy and emulate false idols they watch on television or hear on their ipod.
You need to be happy with who you are, and allow others to feel the same way.
I am dissatisfied by the way the world is, and me becoming satisfied just allows myself to tolerate the ignorance i see everyday. I hate that these people represent my existence.