I just read a post my friend wrote after his experience at the Oscars last night.
He works for the Armed Forces Network, and goes to different events to get footage and interviews to stream over to our troops around the world.
He beautifully describes what kind of release this is for them, desperate for any touch of home.
And he tells of some of his celebrity encounters.
This is why I have tears in my eyes.
People forget that celebrities are also people.
They have emotions.
They have limits.
They have thoughts.
They have ideas.
They have families.
They have opinions.
(their own opinions.)
They aren't too different from the rest of us.
Except that they also have a spotlight on them 24/7. That they are recognized anywhere they go, and have to always be "on" as soon as they step foot out side the door, and some even if they just open their blinds.
So to hear of celebrities that wanted to talk to Stephen, that came over to him without him asking, that asked how he was doing, that were honored to tell our troops how proud of them they are. To see pictures of someone as prominent as Anjelina Jolie waiting to talk to Stephan as he conversed with Matthew McConaughey, it really makes my heart beam with pride.
These people, these humans, recognize that there are other humans out there in the world right now, risking their lives for the freedom they have to do what they do. This freedom for all of us. That we don't have some right or entitlement to these freedoms, but that we fight for them... It gives me a whole heck of a lot more respect for them.
If you want to read his post, you can find it here.
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