What do , , , and have in common?

They all have had the consequences of their human condition overkilled by the media, making it extremely difficult to seek a solution or healthy remedy.

The difference between someone like me and any of those mentioned above is that I can discreetly deal with my dilemmas and confront my demons behind closed doors while a celebrity is open game for anyone with a microphone or camera.

I believe that most would agree that human beings are complex, blessed with wonderful abilities and attributes while suffering from an array of frailties and defects of character.

Now, I will admit that it is difficult to feel sorry for those that society holds in high esteem. We place them on pedestals sometimes too high to relate to and then expect that they be impervious to temptation and excess.

FAIR?     Certainly not!

We all grow, suffer and heal at our own pace and time and it is difficult enough to do so under the best of circumstances. I dare anybody to try that process and bare their soul while the whole world is watching!