Tiger Woods - the Not so Perfect Man

For weeks now, the public has been bombarded with the scandalous tales regarding Wood's alleged sex addiction and his many mistresses. Sponsors have dropped him, endorsements have been pulled, the public has vilified him, and Vanity Fair appears to have criminalized him on their cover page (and evoking past memories of Georgia chain gangs) - all because they expected him to remain the "perfect man".

Sad to say, I have yet to meet any man (or woman) who is "perfect". One of the foibles of being human is to make mistakes and, yes; some make more serious mistakes than others do. Some even seem to glory in those mistakes, while others appear flabbergasted that a simple speeding ticket could cause them to "lose face" with the world at large.

Personally, I do not care if Tiger Woods ran around on his wife. Whatever trouble he has garnered from doing so should be a private matter between him and his spouse only - not the rest of the world. It is utterly amazing how many of these people throwing virtual boulders at Tiger Woods are guilty of precisely what they are maligning him for doing. I am sure the number is staggering and from people who are being super hypercritical over a simple man's mistakes that are essentially - none of their business. After all, there is a reason why they say, "People who live in glass houses should not throw stones".

Kudos to his friends who are standing up for him and for the sponsors who have not turned tail and fled the field of advertising and using Tiger Woods to promote their products - those who are running just in case they could possibly be boycotted by members of the public sector. Kudos to members of the press and others who have not made cheap, vicious statements about the man for the sole purpose of selling an article or attempting to make money from photographs taken years prior to this action, purely because of what he has allegedly done. An action mind you, that at best, may seem morally wrong to some, but that is a minor offense in the grand scheme of things (other than to family), not considered a felony crime, and nothing more than a misdemeanor in places that still have adultery on the books.

In the meantime, I hope Tiger Woods does not give up his career as one of the top professional golfers in the United States, if not the world. No one, not even Brit Hume should make unnecessary comments as he did when he stated Tiger should "convert to Christianity". It only places Brit Hume in the same boat with others who have said the ills of the world are due to GOD being displeased. Oh, Please.... Since when does one's specific religion have anything to do with being forgiven, saved, or (aghast!) would change the world's view of what is correct behavior for any single person? No one really cares except for those seeking their "15 minutes of fame" that another person's blunder can give them, along with any money they can make on that person's misfortune.

Tiger, make amends with your wife, seek a divorce if necessary, and take care of your children; otherwise, do not let other humans castigate, scold, or berate you for being a human being - warts and all.

Sources:
As Vanity Fair Cashes In, Tiger's Image Gets Tossed Into the Gutter, By Kevin Blackistone, January 6, 2010
Brit Hume: Tiger Woods Should Convert to Christianity, by Mickey O'Conner, January 6, 2010