Several years ago, I was in my daughter’s room one night before bedtime. I don’t remember exactly what we were talking about, but I was trying to convince her not to elevate celebrities or think that their lives are better than hers.
“Just like everyone else,” I told her, “they put their pants on one leg at a time.”
My girl interrupted me then, to let me know that she actually puts her pants on both legs at a time.
Of course you do, I thought immediately. (Further investigation revealed that Daughter No. 2 also does not put her pants on one leg at a time. What are the odds?)
My children sometimes mess up my delivery of life lessons. But the point I was trying to make is still valid.
Certain positions or offices are worthy of respect—judge, pastor, policeman, soldier, teacher, president. But when it comes to specific individuals, I don’t care how many followers people have, how much money they make, how famous they are, how wide their influence or how powerful their position.