Wow. Watching the news these past few evenings I have been left with a jaw wide open and a heavy heart. I think it is ridiculous how now there are very few Major League Baseball players are not not doing drugs. But baseball isn’t the only sport encountering drugs. Even swimming has gotten a hit. From Rodriguez to Phelps to Bondz and more, kids have taken a second look on who they used to call their heroes. I, myself, have even looked back and thought aloud, “How could they fall into that? Why did it happen? I thought I could look up to them.”

But after my anger and curiosity faded, I reached a state of mind that seemed to make everything better. These people, these celebrity athletes, are just human. You see, if some teenager who had the stereotype of a ‘bad, rebellious’ kid did drugs, then probably no one would be shocked to hear that he/she had done drugs, right? It is just that we think that these people are so ‘high up’ and ‘perfect’ that we don’t sympathize or consider their mistakes. For when some teens, adults, etc. get into drugs, others sometimes rush to help. But what did we do, we went and spread it all over the world so that everyone else could make judgments.

What I am trying to say is that everyone does make mistakes. But don’t get me wrong; what these people did was wrong and they should be punished for it. I’m just saying, “Please just try to picture you in that situation. What would you do if your life was plastered all over the world?” I guess I just want us to understand it more. Take your time to be angry just as I did, but later take time to consider their life and what they’re going through. Step into someone else’s shoes… see if they fit. Try them on for size, you may even regret it.