fascination

"Why do you seek the living one among the dead?" Luke 24:5 We love to worship the dead. We wait till our good leaders die then we name a street after them and/ or put up a symbolic picture and claim that was my man... I follow him. Meanwhile, the living leader is ignored while we quote the words of a dead leader, marvel over his deeds and wonder what he would do if he was present. We can speculate all day but will never know how they will respond to present conditions. Once the[in the present] ignored living leader is dead we give him his props, put up a picture, name an alley after him and the cycle continues when a new living leader comes among us. While I am speaking of this as an issue within the context of the black community there is evidence of this being a universal phenomenon....

Jennifer and Justin get married (we think), and photographers are eager to look for signs of a baby bump. The beloved movie critic Roger Ebert dies of cancer. Heidi reportedly takes a heroic turn in Hawaii, while Ellen and Portia declare they do not want children. These are just some of the headlines in celebrity news magazines and on websites where celebrity watchers can get their fix, daily or hourly if they like, of movie, TV, and music star gossip. Why the Fascination? Why do ordinary people in regular jobs and typical homes love to know what the stars are doing? Babies, weddings, divorces, and death are usual aspects of life. They affect everyone, so what's special about them touching famous people's lives? Perhaps it is the fact that we go through so many of these things but don't...

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Black People And Our Fascination With Following Dead Leaders

Celebrity News: Why The Fascination