--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I can think of a few things that a few people on the list have > done to "put energy back into the system," and use their celebrity > status to bring public attention to issues that really *deserve* > people's attention. > > I wish that there were more "celebrities" who *did* publicly put > more of their public persona into selfless service. So many people > in this world *focus* on these people -- give them their attention > and their respect and their envy -- that their very celebrity > status gives them an enormous opportunity to "do good." Just a > few examples of *them* doing some nice things for other people > *when they don't HAVE to* might inspire millions of their fans to > do the same in their own lives. I wonder if the volunteer work, averaged across all posters (weighted by # of posts would be interesting) begins to equal the volunteer work o those celebrities listed. Thats not to say the celebrities could not do more. But, for the most part, I would venture that most of our friends and acquaintances are/would be more inspired to do more volunteer work by seeing us bust our butts doing so, by our own examples, more than they would be by "celebrities" many of whom they have little interest in. Thus "WE" are holding up the train more than celebrities. We can claim, 'but I have so little free time.. work, family, keeping the house and yard up, studying, doing program, and ... monitoring todays feminine youth to make sure they are meeting the highest standards.... But celebs often have fuller schedules than ours. And have more money to enjoy life / have attention diverted. As one "rich" guy said, tongue in check, on my 6-month course, "for you guys, going into the field and doing 6 hours of program and teaching all the time is not tapas. But for me, I could be an international playboy, Now THATS tapas."
