We may not be Jennifer Lawrence or Bruce Springstein but in our world we might be more popular then we think and with that popularity comes responsibility. We may be popular among office workers, in our church/Shul/Mosque, in our neighborhood and/or the most popular member of the family. All of sudden we start to notice that others look to us for advise or imamate the actions that we commit and then the crisis can begin.
We notice that being ourselves might not be good enough after all. Maybe we weren’t friendly enough to all our members of our group? We realize that we weren’t more charitable or even tougher with others. We discover that our actions are reflecting on the way the entire group is actually performing and acting towards each other. Yet we are who we are and that’s an imperfect person how do we deal with this? This can be quite daunting challenge for any person to deal with.
I believe the solution is not black and white but a combination plan. Our faith and values must come into place as we reflect on our actions on a daily basis and seek to improve. We must also explain to others that look to us that we are imperfect and seek their guidance when it appears we have done something wrong. Finally we must accept that we are who are we and although we seek perfection that is only truly in the hands of G-D.