Fifteen Minutes of Fame

When did people with no talent become celebrities? Today it seems that all you have to is make a sex tape, say someone stole it, (but you really put it out there) and wait. Bam! Instant celebrity. How can you live like that? Really. So, you want to be famous, or should I say infamous all because of a sex tape? Wow! What high aspirations you have! Do you not have any character about yourself? To make it worse, clubs and others actually pay these people thousands of dollars just to show up at their event! That is crazy! There are people out here working their butts off and who are actually doing something meaningful, helping to save lives, etc., and they don't get the recognition or money these "so-called" celebrities receive. Then you have all these supposedly reality shows where people just make total asses of themselves and here they go with their 15 minutes! It doesn't make any sense. We as the American public must stop giving credence to these types programs. Yes, they may be entertaining for a while, but how much more can we take!

Relationships

Today, I started thinking. Why do people judge others by what they have been told about that person before they even have an actual, real conversation with the person they don't even know? I know we are all guilty of this. Some of us learn from it and do our best not to ever do it again. Others never learn and continue in their ignorance.

God is a God of light and love and if we profess to love God, then we need to learn how to love others as He loves us. If not, then we are being hypocrites. I know we will stumble from time to time: we are human and that is how humans are, but to continue on the path and keep doing it, shows we are not willing to change and will lead us on a path of self-destruction. We will shut out those who can be a tool to get us where God wants us to be and be a help and vice versa. But, we will not know that because we choose to believe and go on what others have told us instead of finding out for ourselves the truth.

In all of our relationships, we should strive to be the best we can be. If you truly cannot be your best or don't feel this relationship is right for you, then leave it. Let the person with whom you are friends with know that you feel it is best that you go your separate ways. This applies to all relationships. Who wants to stay in a relationship/friendship/church/organization/employer, etc., where you are not being treated as you should? That is phony and it does nothing to help you achieve your destiny. If you are not happy, then you will not give 100% to that particular relationship. You are only hurting yourself and those around you.

For relationships of any kind to work, all parties must be willing to give it their very best. They must learn to disagree without being disagreeable. Don't let disagreements ruin your relationships with those around you. Relationships are a vital part of who we are. Don't judge others if you really don't know them. Take the time to get to know them. You don't know what you may be missing out on!