NEWSCASTERS, BIMBOS, AND SOULS

We live in a whacko world. You never see a gray-headed female senior citizen wearing glasses as a television newscaster; we see primarily young, blonde, skinny bimbos with Valley-girl accents giving us the news (co-hosting with an older guy, of course). Yet who is going to be more astute in their grasp of world events? What the hell is WRONG with us?!?

Once I was at a large conference, sitting in the dining hall and people watching. I suddenly realized that my attention was naturally grabbed by those who looked really attractive, with nice bodies, or those who had something unique about them. The people catching my eye were nearly all younger people.

It occurred to me that there were a great many plain, dumpy, gray-haired, average-looking people in this dining hall whom I was overlooking, and some of them had extraordinary souls.

So I played a little experiment, which I pass on to you to try. I decided that I would shine my full attention and notice primarily on the older, more weary, but doubtlessly soul-rich folks. I would ignore the young and beautiful, and instead focus my gaze on these plain folk with the mindset that they were profoundly interesting people and super stars!

It was fascinating. I met some wonderful people that way. It was an awakening.

I pass on the challenge to all of you, especially as I myself begin to enter the stage inevitable for all of us where my aging appearance does not always reveal the soul that lies underneath! Look for the gray heads. Look for the soul that shines through the eyes instead of the designer dress. You will, I assure you, open up to a whole new world.