There's A New Olympic Torch Burning And His Name Is Michael Phelps

Everyone in the media and elsewhere too, I’m sure, is going to be wagging their tongues and lamenting the fact that Michael Phelps, the new Olympic Torch since having been photographed blowing grass in London, is not living up to his role as role model.  I mean some people will argue that he shouldn’t have to be a role model, and others will argue that he should.  Some will say ‘he blew a little pot, so what, doesn’t just about everyone these days?’  And others will say ‘wait a minute there are little children all over God’s creation looking up to this guy and now look what he’s doing.’

So it’s all going to be about Michael’s image, and there will be precious little, if any, discussion about Michael himself.  

This is where the media, and by reflection of the media, society itself, shows itself to be false in it’s attempt to seem righteous.  So, if you’re shaking your head and wondering, when you hear the Phelps story, about whatever happened to our youth, or if you’re on the other side of the coin saying hey, even Governor Schwartzengger did it, don’t you remember, in the weight lifting movie Pumping Iron?  And he was a role model, a six time Mr. Universe winner.  And besides, as Bob Beckle said on television last night, he imagines just about every player in the NFL, or quite a few of them anyway have smoked pot…and don’t even stop there, look at how acceptable drug taking has become…look at Obama…he did coke and now he’s the President.  So let Phelps be.

That’s the argument that’s out there…the argument that’s going on out there, and as is so typical, the argument going on out there doesn’t really get at the key issue.  Which is actually quite simple.  Mr. Phelps should find out if he has a propensity for addiction in his personality, so that, if he is going to abuse substances he can be extremely careful not to ruin his life by so doing.  I say this not just because of the pot blowing shot but because it also brings up the DUI charge he got. And there’s more.

Let’s just say for him it might be wise to get checked out psychologically and see what kind of a propensity he has for addiction. It could be quite large.  How would I know?  Common sense.  It goes with the territory.  It no secret that highly motivated, highly driven, highly talented and highly charismatic often go with highly self destructive, not always, but there are a thousand examples and they are always a sad waste.  Just start with John Belushi and Elvis Presley and go from there.  

So my point isn’t based on, should he do what he’s doing or not based on how it will affect those who hold him in high regard, but based instead on how it will affect himself.  No moral judgements either. Not saying it will be good or bad for him if he continues.  Just recognizing, hey, this guy busted his ass for the United States, and instead of all the tongue wagging maybe someone should tell him to be careful and take good care of himself, especially with regard to what he does or doesn’t do with drugs and alcohol.

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