Tonight I was flipping through channels and I came across the Golden Globes Red Carpet show. Now, I like nice dresses, and I like sexy men, and I like TV and movies so I watched it. There are some beautiful celebrities out there...(Hello George Clooney!!) The dresses were gorgeous, the shoes..OMG the shoes. WOW! I was enjoying the show. I pictured the day when Macen is nominated and he brings me in my very expensive dress and my Jimmy Choo's. (I do like to have big dreams for Macen) Anyway, a TV star came on the screen. The host said something like "Her Jewelry alone is worth over 5 MILLION dollars. 5 MILLION??? Seriously? For a necklace, bracelet and earrings??? That actually made me a little sick.
5 Million dollars? I can't even imagine that.
Don't get me wrong..I love the Bling. I do. I love diamonds. I love things that sparkle. My wedding ring still makes me smile, especially when the sun hits it!
But 5 million dollars is just, well, overboard.
My husband is a hard worker. He's been with the Navy for 20 years and he brings home a nice paycheck. We live well within our means. We struggle, but we are not in any sense of the word "poor" even though we live close to the official poverty level. We are very blessed. All around me I run in to people who are struggling just to get by. They don't have some of the luxuries that Grant and I do. They work hard, but money is tight. In this economy, that's true for a lot of people. It is always very humbling for me to visit with these people.
As I watched the rest of the celebrities walk down the red carpet I realized how messed up the world has become. These celebriies have earned the right to dress up. They deserve to look nice for an award show...but 5 million dollars for jewelry is just plain crazy.
I thought, wouldn't it be nice to hear that instead of all that money being worn around the neck, is being used for education. It went towards computer labs, books, teachers aids..
The money on tux's and dresses could go towards a homeless shelter, an animal shelter.
That over indulgence is a weakness that I believe most of us have.
(Please don't tell Grant about my following statements)
Do we really need new fancy purses? Shoes for every outfit in our closet? Do we really need the biggest skinniest TV? Do we need new video games? The newest video game system?
I realized tonight that I can't get mad at the stars if I over indulge too. I have to start looking at myself. I don't need new clothes every season. I don't need new purses or shoes just because they're pretty. I need to stop indulging my every whim. I need to be better.
I watched the rest of the show, and as I type this the Golden Globes are playing in the back ground. I am still enthralled with the celebrities, but no longer in what they wear.
I know that a lot of the celebrities wear jewelry on loan from the designers but it's just plain crazy that it's available and that people actually do purchase them. I don't think that I would even be comfortable wearing something that expensive... what if i lost a stone? what if someone cut my head off for the necklace? It's just not worth the risk. he he
ReplyDeleteI knw right?? I was just amazed at the money we spend just to look good....
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