-Caveat Lector-
In a message dated 99-04-06 06:19:01 EDT, you write:
> As for her supposed 'good works', she could have volunteered to help out
> daily in any number of offices of major charities which are headquartered
> in London...but THAT sort of work is 'grunt work', and does not afford the
> glamorous photo ops that touching down in a helicopter in some 'hot spot',
> striking a pose that will get one's picture in the world press under the
> headline 'humanitarian', and then flying out immediately afterwards in
> time for one's hair and nails to be done for one's nightly soiree' at the
> discos...
There is nothing inherently wrong in any of the "unsaintly" things you
accuse Diana of doing/being. Dancing at discos can be great fun. Having
hair and nails done .... so what? Don't most women have those things done?
There's nothing wrong with wealth or glamour or their enjoyment. This, to
me, is living life to its fullest. I admire those traits.
One doesn't have to be plain and lead a dismal life, overhwhelmed by
spirit-flogging hard work to be virtuous. One needn't be poor to be virtuous.
I suppose it's a matter of seeing the glass half empty or half full. I
expected her to be a superficial, materialistc figurehead who spewed the
Royal Party Line. She wasn't. She was sensitive and caring and human. She
was beautiful and enjoyed her beauty. She may have not spent her life doing
grunt work, but when she reached out to people, she did it with warmth.
IMHO that's what counts -- warmth and the absence of crippling envy.
Samm
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