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Life is not fairby Glenn Starkey.

Television has become as comical to me as it is frustrating. On those rare occasions when I may relax and enjoy a program without the guilt of neglecting my ‘to-do’ list, I scan through the cable channels, pause on one and find myself saying, “Life is not fair.”

Have you taken a serious look at the variety and popularity of shows that are available? I’m always left wondering, “How do the people in these television shows find these jobs?”  I know you have at least seen the commercials for these shows. Imagine the various resumes these ‘stars’ have:

“….For years I chased Sasquatch through the forest. Never found the big bugger, but came close. I stepped in his poop one time. I did catch a bad case of poison ivy though!”

“….I was the star of a show where I raced against the clock to gorge myself with plates the size of Texas, overflowing with spicy, fried foods! Some had peppers so hot I could start a campfire when I passed gas!”

“….Before I went to rehab, I was the star of show where I traveled the world drinking and reporting on booze in every bar we could find. I can only remember some locations; most are black spots in my memory.”

“….For seven years my team and I traveled America in search of ghosts. We only found demons though and performed over three-thousand exorcisms. Nebraska and Iowa are safe now because of us!”

There are also other superb shows to choose from such as the rich, irritating housewives from various cities who spend their time arguing and shopping; the twenty young, beautiful women cat-fighting over a single guy who they had never met before yet want to marry because he is their ‘true’ love; and of course, the house filled with cameras for voyeuristic pleasure to watch young men and women connive to be the last person remaining.  The list goes on and sounds worse as you define the shows in basic terms.  It’s the dumbing of America. Excellent role models for our youth. These stars and starlets will have fine resumes of their careers.

But what about the unknown people who daily star in our lives with little or no recognition or a good-salary spot on a television show?  Their work resumes would be simple:

“….I taught school.”

“….I fought fires.”

“….I drove ambulances.”

“….I patrolled the city streets.”

“….I carried a rifle and a hundred pound pack across Iraq and Afghanistan.”

So, the next time I see a television show where a man’s sole job is to travel the world to reel in a monster fish or I see screaming legions of Beiber-fevered teenagers adding to his billion-dollar plus yearly income, I will once more say, “Life is not fair….”

Fortunately, I never expected it to be.

 

photo credit: unknown photographer