Stars

Today is the 14th of January.  We went to Hollywood Blvd. and saw the stars on the Walk of Fame and rode the tour bus on the 30th of December.  I can't seem to shake what I learned there.  I hope the tour guide was telling the truth or all this stewing is wasted.  He said the entertainers that are remembered on the sidewalk need to be famous for at least 5 years to be considered.  When they are chosen, they are sent a letter congratulating them and requesting a check for $25,000.  If they don't send the check, they don't get the honor.  What?  Even though I was really excited to walk along and see the stars and see how many of the people I knew, I couldn't get that off my mind all day and I still think about it almost daily.  So for the price of a car--one that we can afford; or the money I'm told it takes to adopt a baby from China; or the amount of money that millions of people, even in this rich country consider an annual income;  you can have a  piece of concrete with your name on it for people to walk on.  Amazing.  How is it even an honor if you purchase it?

Then my mind, as it tends to do, rattles around and starts to wonder:  Do people aspire to be stars so they can be worshipped?  Did the term "star" somehow come from that most famous star that led people to someone being born who should be worshipped?

All the stars have a circle on them under the name that signifies the genre for which they were honored:  TV, movies,  music, and broadcasting.  That makes me wonder too.  If they gave out (not sold, I'd never be rich enough to shell out $25,000) stars for excellence in life, I wonder what symbol would go under my name.  Let's see.  Yeller, complainer, judger.  Those are things I excel at.  And if I did manage to get something good, would anyone travel to see it and have their photo taken with it?

This experience brought me back to the realization that I'm glad I don't worship any "idols" or "stars".  I'm glad I worship the One that won't end up in rehab or abandon His family or get too full of Himself.  Yeah, I'll stick to Christ who God himself gave a special star.