So the topic of conversation in the news these days seems to be the whole Lance Armstrong mess. Now I wrote a post previously regarding my thoughts about this topic but that was before there was any actual proof, and an Oprah interview around the corner sealed with a confession. Well while almost every news anchor and talk show host seems to share the position that this is a disgrace and that his actions were simply the most horrible thing that an athlete has ever done, I still feel the same way that I did when I wrote about it before, empathetic.
One news anchor even went so far as to call Lance Armstrong a disgrace to all humankind. I have to admit that comment shocked me because are we really going to put Lance Armstrong in the same category as mass murderers and rapist (because those people are one’s I consider to be a disgrace to humankind). To tell the truth it made me a little angry.
What right does anyone have to judge someone else on mistakes that they have made? Are any of us that perfect that we can really throw stones from our glass houses? I mean obviously everyone doesn’t go around using steroids to perform better in a sport but there are so many mistakes that people make on a regular and daily basis that other people could judge just as harshly. There are murderers who have been treated in a kinder fashion then the media is treating this man. He may have been a world class athlete and a wonderful philanthropist (which everyone in the media seems to have forgotten about) but he is still a human being that makes mistakes just like any one of us.
We hold people, particularly those who are in the media spotlight, to such high standards that are impossible for anyone to measure up to. Why do we keep expecting people to be perfect when we can never be? It’s a shame that we are always so busy searching for the bad in people that we overlook all of the good in them. There are so many people who hold themselves back from so many opportunities because they’re too afraid that they can’t live up to being perfect. When are we going to just accept people for who they are, mistakes and all, and love them instead of choosing to judge them?
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