I have watched the story of Oscar Pistorius being charged with the murder of his girl friend in court this week. I never heard of him before this week but, apparently, I am one of the few. Noted "blade-runner" of South Africa who has overcome obstacles that few could overcome as a runner but he overcame. What is it that he could not overcome? What would put him in this courtroom when he had everything any one could ever want?
It is so sad. When is enough enough? How could he do such a thing if he is guilty of this heinous crime? Do people sabotage their own success and, if so, why? News shows have been quick to cite example after example --Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods? Have the heroes shown themselves to be non-heroes? Do all the heroes have "feet of clay"?
Who are my heroes who are always heroes? I'll have to give this some real thought. Maybe we should each consider who we brand as "heroes". I think of Joe Dimaggio from my childhood --sure, he married Marilyn Monroe and then he got rich from being "Mr. Coffee". It took him down a few notches in my opinion of him but it didn't knock him off the pedestal! What I need to do is to be selective in who I pick as heroes; after all, I get to make that choice.
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