Normal Rules Don't Apply

I just finished reading the transcript of Tiger Woods' apology.

Wow.

This is what struck me most about it:
I knew my actions were wrong. But I convinced myself that normal rules didn't apply. I never thought about who I was hurting. Instead, I thought only about myself. I ran straight through the boundaries that a married couple should live by. I thought I could get away with whatever I wanted to. I felt that I had worked hard my entire life and deserved to enjoy all the temptations around me. I felt I was entitled. Thanks to money and fame, I didn't have far -- didn't have to go far to find them.

Most of us like to think we are exceptional. We like to think that when everyone else gets a B on an exam, we are the 100% outlier. We like to think that we are the perfect candidate for a job where 1000 people applied. We like to think that even though that guy cheated on his past four girlfriends, we will change him and he won't cheat on us.
We like to think we are exceptional.
But, we are not.
Celebrities or working class citizens, lawyers or housewives...we are all trying to find our way and make a way. Perhaps our resources are different. Perhaps our education varies. But, at the end of the day, don't we all just want love? A place to call home? A family?

This seemed to be the most honest part of the apology and I say kudos to Tiger for that.

Whatever spectacle the media makes of this is their business. Woods destroyed the one thing that we all need: family. And, when the media finds a new story, when he is back on the field post affair (s) ala Kobe Bryant, he will still have to live with this.

Family and love, people. It's all we have. Maybe your family is your roommates. Maybe the love in your life isn't the love of your life. But, if you have it, don't mistreat it. Don't take it for granted. Don't abuse it. Because it's all we have.

Love freely,
tY