Pedestals

Today we are going to celebrate Father's Day. Yes, we are a week late but we are taking Dad to a concert and, therefore, have an excuse for our tardiness. However, if you know me at all, the lateness fits me perfectly.

My dad is a pretty amazing man. I look up to him for so many reasons and admire so much about him. Whenever I have to make pretty big decisions, I often take into consideration what he would do. His voice is the one that echos in the back of my mind. Who needs a cricket as a guide when I've got Dad. I have noticed lately that, to a degree, I have put him on a pedestal.

Pedestals are funny things. We put people pretty high up for everyone to admire and look up to. Then, we do everything we can to protect the pedestal and make sure it doesn't fall. Overall, it's pretty silly. Like the fancy towels in people's bathrooms. There is a purpose for them but you know you can't touch it or it will be messed up.

Jamie and I were talking about this last night. There are people in certain circles that you look up to and admire. When we get to meet them, we are starry eyed and goofy. The funny thing is, those people are just like us. They have friends, inside jokes, goofy moments that their closest friends will never let them live down, mistakes that make them human .... and we expect them to be what we have created in our minds. We like it that way and try everything we can to keep them in that light.

So here is what I have decided, it's time to tear down the pedestals. We create them and, by doing so, place the person so far out of reach that we miss the most beautiful thing about them...their humanity. Afterall, isn't that what we need from them the most?