Quote From: 3boysrusIt is people like this that make this world a sad place to live. People that go around thinking they are so much better than everyone else and are beautiful need to take a long hard look in the mirror. They may think people see beauty, but what really is there is ugly. I was always taught to never judge people for the way they look. I have a genetic disease that has caused me to have disfiguring features. It hurts on the inside to see the way people look and stare at me and I know what they are thinking. But, I have my true family and friends that know me and do not care what is on the outside but what is on the inside and have told me they see me and don't even see my disfigurement. You have to take what life gives you and I do not see what right anyone has to judge people because they got the raw end of the deal. There is the saying that "actions speak louder than words" well that can go for looks to. You may be the most beautiful person in the world, but if you do not have the actions to go along with it then all the beauty in the world will not be able to hide the ugly.
I would normally not give such ridiculous self-absorption any credibility with a response, but the Thursday NBC pm news just ended, and the final story was about an Iraqi vet, Israel Del Torres I believe was his name (apologies to him if I got the name or the spelling wrong). He was severely burned in Iraq and his face and one arm and hand were quite disfigured, but just writing about him gives me goose bumps because he was such an inspiration. He has such a good heart and a deep appreciation for life; he said that he never lost his will to live until he saw his face, but his big concern was that his very young son would be afraid of him. He than started crying when he said that when his son saw his dad he just hugged him and was glad his dad was alive and still there to be his dad. I am not in favor of the war in Iraq at all, but I am so impressed by this man of honor who said he'd willingly go back to Iraq if he could.
As I watchedhis story, I thought of yesterday's show; that wonderful father put this whole issue into perspective. I ended up feeling so sorry for those two women, especially the first one who seemed by the end of the show to feel absolutely no desire to change her superficial judgment of people. Next to that father, in her 2-hour self-absorbed makeup and hair routine, and her glitz and fancy clothes, she looks kinda pathetic and disappointing, like a hollow chocolate easter bunny, all form but zero substance inside. That scarred father surpasses her in true beauty by miles.
Dr. Phil, you should bring her back to your show (which she seems to feel she deserves since she said she wants to be a regular) with Mr. Del Torres (you'd have to verify or get his correct name from NBC news), and let your viewers see what great "advice" she thinks she could give him to have a more full and "beautiful" life. It would be interesting to see if she'd even let him shake her hand. If I had to turn to either one of them for life advice, hands down I'd go to him; I wouldn't expect her to have anything to advise me that would be of ANY value. I could go on forever about Mr. Del Torres; she, on the other hand, isn't worth any more of my time or thought.
