...aren't we all relieved now?:-)
When professional golfer par excellence Tiger Woods finally emerged from almost three months of seclusion following the revelations of his marital infidelity and the accident involving his SUV, his wife, and a tree not far from one of his homes, the coverage of his statement announcing his feelings on the matter bordered on the importance given say, the President's State of the Union address.
I guess that's understandable when one considers the celebrity status of Woods exceeds that of most actors in the entertainment business, CERTAINLY most politicians, and even that of items concerning Ernie Haase and Signature Sound on gospel music websites(just kidding there).
Why is Woods so enormously popular? Because he's young, photogenic, EXTREMELY wealthy, and possibly the greatest golfer ever to play in the sport(after all the records are in the book, he probably will be)?
Well, yes, that's probably part of it...
But as is the case with many of our star athletes, we tend to put them on pedestals reserved for mankind's greatest heroes. We hope for them to be role models for us and our children to such a degree that we start to EXPECT such behavior from them, possibly forgetting that they're no different from the rest of us less-athletically skilled people. subject to the same conditions and real-life obstacles all of us human-types are.
So when a multi-millionaire, successful, college-educated athlete(yes, golfers are athletes)like Woods is found to have committed numerous acts of adultery against his equally celebrity-gifted wife, and gets into an auto accident upon the revelation of such activities, our moral indignation is thrust toward Woods as if he were a pope, a pastor, a head of state, or the CEO of a multinational corporation(not that the latter would ever be exempt from such scrutiny ordinarily).
Which is partly why Woods has maintained an extremely low public profile since the Novemeber incident...after all, Tiger Woods is more than a man, a golfer, or even a celebrity...he is a BRAND...and millions and millions of dollars are generated through his name alone.
So he, wishing to finally put aside some of the intense public attention all this has garnered, finally chose yesterday to make a public address(NOT, significantly, a news conference)on this subhect at last.
Did he address the issues satisfactorily, and responsibly, by so doing?
IMO, yes he did. He is not obliged(NOT the non-word "obligated" that is SO popular with SO many in this English-starved age)to do anything more for us, the general public.
For Woods correctly stated that these personal issues involving his wife are between the two of them, and are essentially none of our business. As much as we crave to know everyone's dirty laundry, he is absolutely correct...it isn't.
Why was this only a gathering of family and friends(and NOT, significantly, his wife, who was not there for some unknown reason)and NOT a press conference, where Woods would answer questions from reporters?
Well, it's none of their business, either. And anyone who follows the media in this day and age knows full well the lack of honor, taste, and scruples inherent in most press conference questions these days knows EXACTLY why Woods would not consent to such a circus. If this issue is to be finally put to bed(as it should be), such an event CANNOT be conducted before the vulture-like media at large these days.
Woods was right when he asserted yesterday that no matter how bad his behavior was, there is NO justification for the media and paparazzi to stalk and follow his FAMILY everywhere they go, and report their whereabouts and what they're doing? Why do we need to know all that?
We think we do...because we are part of an ever-sickening society that no longer values decency, privacy, dignity, or self-respect.
Like every one of us, Tiger Woods is a sinner in need of the saving grace of Jesus Christ. If we start treating him like Jesus would(instead of how a lot of us do), it's possible Woods may feel led to investigate his need for that kind of redemption, and maybe surrender to God's will at last, and subsequently become the kind of father and man he said he wanted to be yesterday.
Isn't us leaving him alone, praying for him, and not being so demanding to follow a moral standard that none of the rest of us even expect of ourselves worth a try?
I think so. And I'll be praying for Tiger Woods, too...care to join me?
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Written: 02/20/2010
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Well said, John. The sad truth is that without the redemption you prescribed near the end of your article, Tiger is likely to find himself facing in the same situation again. I join Tiger in being an utter failure outside of Christ. But in receiving Christ, I've been spared the particulars of Tiger's specific failures. Just because my failures are not of the nature of his, they are nevertheless unfit to stand before a holy God.
well said John, and neil too. how importent it is for us to pray even if it's a president we might not agree with, or a celeberty involved in behavior that offens, we must pray and love. for we are the same as them, sinners without hope, but because of the blood of our redeemer aplied to our hearts we are changed, not better than they, but redeemed.
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