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| Happy B-day Kirk! |
You may or may not have heard about the recent viral
explosion surrounding Kirk Cameron’s birthday picture. In almost every circumstance or situation it
is being called “Kirk Cameron’s Sad Birthday” or something to that affect.
If you don’t know who Cameron is, he was the teen star of the
1980’s television hit Growing Pains. The show enjoyed a prosperous run on ABC and
since its finale Kirk has moved on to pursue a career more in line with his
values and beliefs. He is now the
co-host for the TV show Way of the Master.
The picture that is gathering so much attention was snapped
by a coworker at a small, private, office party for the 41 year old
actor-turned-evangelist.
I guess what catches me so off guard, and prompted me to
blog about it, is the fact that pretty much every news outlet reporting on this
is talking about it in a negative light.
It calls me to point out the true sadness in this situation. The media keeps hammering on his fall from
stardom and all of that kind of thing, but he made his decision to walk away
from Hollywood years ago. He lives a
happy life, is a successful minister, and has a nice nuclear family.
Of course these days, society and media do not measure
success by joy, but by dollar signs and attention. I wonder, who’s life is full of more
contentment, Kirk who is living the life he chose, doing the things he
enjoys—or someone like Lindsay Lohan and Charlie Sheen, who’s Hollywood success
has driven them to such a self-destructive lifestyle.
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