The Great Equalizer

We humans have a tendency to put certain people up on a pedestal. Any celebrity goes up on that pedestal and depending on who it may be, the worshipers are either a small tightly knit group, or a throng of several million. Athletes and entertainers are prime candidate for an overwhelming amount of hero-worshipping. Some deserve it and some definitely do not, but that’s a matter of opinion. What is not a matter of opinion is the fact that they’re not a higher order of human at all. They are basically subject to the same constraints, have the same desires and failings and must conform to the same laws to which all of us mere mortals must adhere. So the next time you feel like hero-worshipping, just so the desire doesn’t get out of hand, think of this photograph. It’s truly the common denominator and goes far in bringing the hero into perspective.