We have many friends around us or people in our vicinity who thrive on pleasing others. As a result, they end up wearing a different skin, lacking originality of their own. It can win them deals and make them rich.
Deep down, as they age and the crowd disappears, all that is left is old age calling them to act on themselves. A part of them is uncovered, making them realize who they truly are.
Time and again, driven by capitalist and materialistic desires, we end up becoming who we are not. The constant battle within can drive some of us mad. The quest to become someone is achieved, but the discovery of the true self gets lost along the journey.