Whitney Houston was laid to rest today after battling a long struggle with drugs. In the end the drugs and alcohol won. While it is understandable to be drawn to the celebrity lives, why is the society drawn to the deaths?
She was a talented artist, which goes without saying, but what did she REALLY do for the country? Provide entertainment? Plenty of people do that. Give to charity? Almost all celebrities do that as well.
As someone who has multiple members serving or already served in the military, it really gets under the skin when a celebrity gets lavish attention when they died -especially when their death is their own fault.
Hundreds of soldiers die every day just because they VOLUNTEERED to go over and protect the freedom of everyone else. They risk their lives every day just so that celebrities and the average person can live their lives. But when they fall at hands of enemies or explosives - no one gives each and every one of them a funeral that will be talked about for years. Instead society is glorifying drug use and other unhealthy habits that bring around death.
Death is a tragedy that affects every family at some point. But when the death is provoked through activities of the persons choosing it doesn't seem right to gloss over their choices. There are many that die for reasons beyond their control that don't get the attention they deserve. Clearly, society needs a reality check.
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