Too often, I give in to a nature both skeptical and cynical. So when I read that Paris Hilton, a wealthy young woman who doesn’t have to do anything for anyone, was arrested for cocaine possession in Las Vegas, I was suffused with relief.
Not because she had been arrested. Far from it. What restored my faith in humanity was the fact that the cocaine wasn’t hers—she was merely keeping it for a friend.
In a world both distant and uncaring, here is someone willing to risk social embarrassment, legal problems and even prison for a troubled friend.
And it’s not just her. Celebrities of every stripe regularly place themselves in harm’s way by stowing all manner of illegal substances, stolen property and firearms for their friends.
The same celebrities whose cellulite and marital woes we mock and snicker at show us time and time again the true meaning of selflessness. Of deep and unwavering friendship.
Look in the mirror and ask yourself: when was the last time I risked jail time for a friend?
The answer is you haven't. Shame on us.
Not because she had been arrested. Far from it. What restored my faith in humanity was the fact that the cocaine wasn’t hers—she was merely keeping it for a friend.
In a world both distant and uncaring, here is someone willing to risk social embarrassment, legal problems and even prison for a troubled friend.
And it’s not just her. Celebrities of every stripe regularly place themselves in harm’s way by stowing all manner of illegal substances, stolen property and firearms for their friends.
The same celebrities whose cellulite and marital woes we mock and snicker at show us time and time again the true meaning of selflessness. Of deep and unwavering friendship.
Look in the mirror and ask yourself: when was the last time I risked jail time for a friend?
The answer is you haven't. Shame on us.
Yeah, but why is she rich while you're unemployed. Like I said, a mixed-up world.
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