Life of the Rich and Famous

When we first moved into my new house about three years ago our new neighors stopped by to introduce themselves. When they saw us moving in all our hockey equiptment into the garage they proceeded to tell us that Florida Panther's winger Chris Gratton lived in the house three doors down. I got so excited. All I could think about for the next few days was what I would say to him when I met him. So about a week later as I was getting ready for a hockey game I saw him jog by. He had obviously been running for a long time and looked really tired. I didn't want to bother him so I just kind of half waved and yelled good game last night to him. He then stopped and came up to me and we talked for a little while about the Panthers. I was so excited to actually talk to a real Panther player that I forgot about practice and showed up 20 minutes late.

In reality Chris Gratton is really not a good player. Just the fact that he plays in the NHL is what impressed me so much. I often wonder why we get so excited when we meet someone famous. In reality they are just a human being and happen to be good at something. Actually now a days people don't have to have any talents to be famous. On my street there are people that are far more educated and successful than Chris Gratton. There are doctors and lawyers and even the mayor of the city live a few houses down. In the end it just comes down to the fact that human nature is intrigued by fame. This is the way it is and the way it will always be.