Death Or Life?

This past week all over Access Hollywood, ET, and Extra they remembered and mourned the loss of Anna Nichol Smith. They had interviews with people that we close to here and broth back happy moments that we could remember Anna Nichol. However, like the recent death of Heath Ledger during the days/weeks/months following Anna Nichol’s own death people came up and criticized her and her life style. And, I am sure a year from now we will do the same of Heath where we will talk about him being a warm and a gifted actor who didn’t have a chance to reach his full potential as an actor. There are many cases like this, especially no in this era on media where we become so involved with celebrities’ lives through the media, whether it being magazines, T.V. shows, or the internet, which we feel that we know them, and try and understand why they did what they did.

I from time to time, as do millions of people, get caught up in the whole sheared of things and want to know about what is going on and what people think. However, taking a step back and looking at it even though they are a public figure and a person of interest because of their fame how can we take pleasure, of sorts, prodding and analyzing this person’s life.

At one time they are beloved by us and the next we are ripping them down with as much joy and then we talk about them with care and understanding. This viscous cycle we are in is one of interests and wonderment. The question here is which do we enjoy more so: The build of this larger then life figure or the ripping down of this person?