As I read the comments and commentary on Facebook about Johnny Manziel, I wonder how much of it is jealousy. Do we hold the successful and talented to a different standard than we do the average? I think we do.
I also think it is because we need heroes. We need people we can look up to. People who operate at a higher standard than we ourselves do. We need the affirmation that it can be done because we are all too familiar with our own weaknesses and failures.
There are a few who occasionally appear to rise to that level. In my lifetime I think Billy Graham and possibly Zig Ziglar might be in that category. I would bet that both, if able to respond, would admit that they too have/had failures of moral character.
There is only One who has ever lived a perfect life. He paid a very high price for it. He paid the price for all of our weaknesses and failures. We crucified Him for His perfection. Johnny is only human.
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I cannot ask anyone to act or react above the standards that I expect of myself. I should not be critical of myself or others when they fall below those standards. However, I am not perfect and I may be critical of others.
So let me therefore say that Johnny is about as good as I have seen on the field. Off the field he falls very short of the standards I expect.
I guess we are both imperfect human beings. I am trying to be better. I hope he is!
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