Beyonce Makes HOW MUCH???
Have you heard on the news that the singer Beyonce just
signed a big dollar contract with a soft drink company for advertising? They were really going on about how much
money she was being paid, and then it spun off into other celebrities and their
salaries. Which kind of left me
thinking, and thinking a bit with my cynical side, if you will. It strikes me as terribly sad that some of
the highest paid people in our country are people who sing songs, play games,
or pretend to be something they are not.
Now, for those who would point out all the people in those fields who
are NOT making big dollars, I know that is true. But that doesn’t change the fact that Beyonce
is going to be making those big bucks, or the big name movies stars make
obscene dollars for what they do. Not
because I think they don’t do a good job.
Or that I don’t enjoy their music, the movies/plays, or watching a good
sports event here and there (even had some season tickets to some of those
things in the past). Nor do I say that
the contributions to our society aren’t good in some ways. But I want to raise some thoughts in this
area.
Let me center on the movie business. I was watching a movie the other day, and was
struck at how often we see movie stars portraying a variety of roles of people
doing really important things. Like
portraying soldiers who defend a nation….like the show about Leonidas and
Xerxes, doctors who save lives under duress, rescue workers who risk their
lives to save people in distress like the Costner movie about the Sea Rescue
Divers, firefighters battling raging flames, politicians who stand for the
cause, attorneys who take on the big, evil companies, even teachers who turn
around the lives of struggling schools and kids. You know movies and shows like these
things. But here is my point: isn't it kind of out of whack that somebody
PRETENDING to do these important things get paid VASTLY more money than the
people who are ACTUALLY doing those things.
I think of the financial concerns some of the families of soldier
victims down at Ft.
Hood
What if people really were paid according to the importance
of the work they do for society. What
would teachers be paid? Or, how about
the bus drivers who deal with lots of issues as they transport those children
to be taught? What would the nurses and
aides be paid who shower elderly in nursing homes or change bedpans in hospitals? Or how about those folks who come by the
house week after week to pick up and haul off the trash we place by the
curb. Or the individuals who go out in
the icy weather to repair power lines for people whose electricity has been
knocked out by winter storms. Imagine
the salary that would have to be paid to those police officers who rushed to
the tragedy up in Portland ,
Oregon
What does this have to do with divorce? Well, nothing, kind of, and everything. And that is this: if you are person, who through the tragedy of
divorce, have done your best to be consistent with the higher values of your
life, and have sought to make every effort to responsibly guide your children
through the treacherous waters of growing up with parents who split up, then
you should know, there isn't enough money on earth to pay for what you do. However, that is okay, because Jesus made pretty
plain that the best rewards aren't here on earth anyway…..they are in heaven
where we are to be storing our true treasures.
Society may not recognize the value of what many people do. But God recognizes it, and will make
appropriate rewards at the appropriate time.
Just remember, your salary is not necessarily indicative of the
importance of what you do. Enough said,
the rant is over.
TL:dr Financial
rewards aren't always very good indicators of the importance of what people do
in our society.
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