Everyone of us has made stupid mistakes when we were young. I know I made my share. Some I got away with, and some I didn't. But I can assure you that when I did get caught, no one read about it in the Bee, or heard it on the 6 o'clock news. Nope, my judge and jury was either my family or the U. S Marine corps. No pat on the back or hugs and kisses from the corps.
So I was able to keep my embarassment and shame contained to a select few. And truthfully, those were the few that mattered. Being famous has its perks, but it also has its downside. When your famous, everything you do becomes plubic knowledge. And whether you like it or not, one of those things will be something you regret. And now you have a jury of thousands. Many who have done similar things themselves, but aren't reluctant to start throwing stones.
I'd like to think that everyone is well intended. But experience tells me that they're not. People are going to attach their own personna to their judgement. Their own inhibitions and failures. Thats the window they're going to look through. Actually quite normal. We always tend to base our judgements on our own life experiences. However, that doesn't mean its fair. The court of public opinion seldom is. Thats why we don't have lynch mobs anymore.
He did a dumb thing. Probably a thoughtless thing. It could be that he was just a 19 year old trying to see just how fast his new car would go. Or it could have been a 19 year old that was late for a basketball appointment at the park. In the end, it really wouldn't matter if the result had been different. But it wasn't. I feel confident that you'll never see Evans repeating this experience.
We always seem to come down harder on those we hold to a higher standard. But just remember whose doing the holding. Whose creating the standard. And if your angry or upset about his actions. Ask yourself. Are you angry because he failed himself, or because he failed you, and the image of him you created?
So I was able to keep my embarassment and shame contained to a select few. And truthfully, those were the few that mattered. Being famous has its perks, but it also has its downside. When your famous, everything you do becomes plubic knowledge. And whether you like it or not, one of those things will be something you regret. And now you have a jury of thousands. Many who have done similar things themselves, but aren't reluctant to start throwing stones.
I'd like to think that everyone is well intended. But experience tells me that they're not. People are going to attach their own personna to their judgement. Their own inhibitions and failures. Thats the window they're going to look through. Actually quite normal. We always tend to base our judgements on our own life experiences. However, that doesn't mean its fair. The court of public opinion seldom is. Thats why we don't have lynch mobs anymore.
He did a dumb thing. Probably a thoughtless thing. It could be that he was just a 19 year old trying to see just how fast his new car would go. Or it could have been a 19 year old that was late for a basketball appointment at the park. In the end, it really wouldn't matter if the result had been different. But it wasn't. I feel confident that you'll never see Evans repeating this experience.
We always seem to come down harder on those we hold to a higher standard. But just remember whose doing the holding. Whose creating the standard. And if your angry or upset about his actions. Ask yourself. Are you angry because he failed himself, or because he failed you, and the image of him you created?
