Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Fri, Aug 07 2009
What the world does and doesn't know
I was thinking earlier about the news that pitchman Billy Mays' autopsy indicated signs of heart disease and also illegal drug use at some point in his final days of life. People who are considered celebrities in our society have a lot of their private lives opened up more than the average person, even when they die. How many of us would mind the whole world knowing how we lived? What we don't know for certain is why famous people do what they do. What if not only our actions, but the motives for our actions, were made known to everyone? It's easy for us to point to someone else and comment on their lifestyle and their choices, but does everything we do and say contribute to a good life for us and for those we encounter? If we knew the whole world was watching us, would we live our lives any differently? Why or why not?
posted at: 14:56 | category: /Religious and Spiritual | link to this entry
I was thinking earlier about the news that pitchman Billy Mays' autopsy indicated signs of heart disease and also illegal drug use at some point in his final days of life. People who are considered celebrities in our society have a lot of their private lives opened up more than the average person, even when they die. How many of us would mind the whole world knowing how we lived? What we don't know for certain is why famous people do what they do. What if not only our actions, but the motives for our actions, were made known to everyone? It's easy for us to point to someone else and comment on their lifestyle and their choices, but does everything we do and say contribute to a good life for us and for those we encounter? If we knew the whole world was watching us, would we live our lives any differently? Why or why not?
posted at: 14:56 | category: /Religious and Spiritual | link to this entry
