i am glad that amy adams gave up her first class seat for a united states solider sitting in coach. but, i am sad that so many of you are glad.
this shouldn't be news. this shouldn't be all over social media, with everyone liking and sharing and high-fiving. this should be ho-hum, nice girl. not to mention that the kudos should be going to the soldier, not to amy adams. but the solider has kinda gotten lost in this story - except to the extent that he being a soldier boosts our adoration of amy adams! i don't think amy adams would be proud of us for that.
this certainly shouldn't capture everyone's attention because it's somebody from hollywood. this should be routine stuff, even for someone in hollywood. especially for someone in hollywood. we should expect that the rich and the privileged would step down and take a lower berth. because that's what we've all been taught to do. many of us have been taught it from a Christian perspective, but even those of you who don't buy into that surely know by now that being high and mighty ain't where it's at.
and yet.....we are surprised. surprised that someone high and mighty actually did what the high and mighty are supposed to do. what all of us are supposed to do.
i hope we wouldn't be surprised if you did it.
and, sir? thank you for your service.
