Celebrity Culture: The Distorted Mirror

The drugs, raw sexuality, broken and cyclical relationships, bouts in rehab and emotional meltdowns are eagerly watched by impressionable young people - along with many who are not so young - who are led to believe that those moving images and glossy, airbrushed pictures reflect success and happiness. Desiring this for themselves, many of those watching end up modeling their own lives accordingly, becoming mirrors themselves of those they essentially idolize.

Hence "the mirror effect." Everyone, it seems, is narcissistically preoccupied with modeling himself or herself into the image of other narcissists who will do anything to maintain fame. People throughout society have become so in love with themselves that they are losing the ability to love others.

But there is HELP:

You, as a parent, grandparent or concerned adult, must take positive steps in helping children develop a strong sense of healthy identity, a positive set of internal values and a sense of belonging to family and community.

The place to start is to help them understand that there is a Creator God.
You must personally get involved in teaching your children the stories and messages of the Bible. When children understand the people of the Bible as real human beings, with feelings just like them, the biblical stories become personal. Positive biblical characters become heroes worth imitating.

The most powerful, life-changing message for any human being is the understanding that:

* He or she is made in the image of God.
* God loves him or her and has a purpose for his or her life.
* The problems in life are a result of people not living the way God intended them to live.
* There is real good and evil, and there are terrible consequences for choosing evil.
* Jesus Christ is the Savior who died for our sins and helps us to live as God directs.

The spiritual community is not doing better (so let EGO vanish instead of thinking you do better!!):

Being spiritual or spiritual being

What is this "Spirituality" that is shouted from the rooftops 'My Spiritual knowledge is greater than yours" or spoken of in hushed tones that take your breath away ...

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