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Jun
25

We all play our own role

Posted by Helen Hoefele in Uncategorized

It is said that we are all where we are supposed to be. And, that we should respect other people, like the Golden Rule of “do unto others…” even if we don’t always agree with others’ viewpoints. So, based on those concepts, it is clear that we all play our own role in this life. For example, take recent controversial headline reports such as the following…

Paris Hilton bumps Michael Moore from Wednesday’s Larry King Live line-up to be on for Friday night instead. Some are outraged that the Paris story is getting prevalance over the national healthcare crisis! But, truth be told, the Paris issue is more fleeting (not more important than) the healthcare crisis (which will be in the headlines quite a bit over the next couple of years at the very least – as it should be). Not such a dramatic bump in scheduling anyway if we look at the fact that it actually puts Michael Moore’s interview on the same day as his ‘Sicko’ movie debut. Not such a bad thing for him or his movie.

This movie is Michael Moore’s attempt to bring attention, in his way, to the health care crisis in America. According to an NPR report:

These movies are not going to change policy. But it certainly does change the debate.

The same is being said about potential third party spoilers who might be considering running in the next elections, like Michael Bloomberg, Al Gore, and Ralph Nader. In a recent CNN report on Ralph Nader, it is pointed out that the third or fourth party candidates aren’t the big vote getters, but they play their role in: “… contributing to the debate … adding substance … and forcing the majority party candidates to discuss issues that they’d prefer to ignore entirely.”

Other people contribute to their debate topics in more subtle, though equally important ways. Take the “most severely wounded” soldier. He and his family have sacrificed so much and suffer in silence. Thanks to the journalist that covered his story and the news organizations that publish his story, the readers that read it, and those the Digg it. We all play a role no matter how small.

Not everyone can be the best or most popular, but everyone’s role is equally important, no matter how significant or not it is considered to be by others.

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