A sad state of American

The peak interest of our society seems to be in the lives of our young musicians and actresses. How is it that night after night we hear details about Brittany, Paris, and Mrs. Lohan, but the truth is that we will rarely take the time to listen what is going on in the lives of the people we truly love.  I know more about Brittany than I ever hoped to.  I can't believe that there are papporazi that will camp outside for hours and hours (like 20 hours straight) just to get a picture of one of these celebrities. Seriously, is this what we have come to as a society. Is this the mark we're going to leave on our generation? " The generation that loved the celebrities so much that they dedicated their lives to getting pictures of them in their pajamas". We now have T.V. shows dedicated to gossip and celebrity watching. We have always had Entertainment Tonight, and Extra, but now we have a show that is so trashy that it is truly pathetic, TMZ. The sad fact is that it wouldn't be on TV is there was no one watching it, but it reamains on because we as a society eat it up.

My fear is that our youth and children are growing up and watching the adults  and their infatuation with these PEOPLE (they are still people) and the message is that these people are extra important.  The thing that bothers me most is when I hear a youngster say that they love Brittany or Paris or someone of the likes.

Can we, as people who are intelligent, begin to lead the spotlight off of these faces and begin to highlight the good in our society? Can we begin to be role models for our young people because of the way we treat people, love people, and serve others instead of our current cultural icons?

Let me say before I retire that I do not believe that everyone in society is faithfully following these poor ladies. There are people who are leading the way in many great arenas in life. The 3 college students who went to Africa and started an organization because of their experience there (www.invisiblechildren.com), and the young man who is trying to put an end to modern day slavery (www.theamazingchange.com) and to others who's names will never be known to anyone except for the lives that they touch (teachers, youth pastors, mentors, the kid who invites a loner to sit with them at lunch, and ordinary baristas). These people give me hope, they are changing the face of our nation in an amazing way. What will it take to start a TV show highlighting these people?

 Let's leave the girls and boys of hollywood to hollywood. It's time to change course!