Role Models

Role Model
n. A person who serves as a model in a particular behavioral or social role for another person to emulate.

I was read somewhere that a we are lacking in role models and that's a problem with today's society. So one day I was really trying to put up a good Facebook status about how I dont think I have any role models (Thats another story not to go into under this blog) and i stumbled across the above definition. I then remembered the quote I read about the lack of role models in todays society and I was lead to completely disagree with the quote I read. Role models are all around us they are just in two separate groups-- Positive and Negative. The real word of focus should be emulate in the definition. So using the wonders of the world wide web (nice alliteration), I found a definition for emulate.

Emulate
verb. to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
See personally I believe that there is in no way a lack of role models in this city. I think there are two issues: 1. There is a lack of POSITIVE role models and 2. People do not realize that they are a role model and that they are having an impact on the lives of the poeple closest too them whether it be positive or negative. As I mentioned before I have a 1 year old son and I no longer believe that I have a role model. The person I believed to be my role model does a bunch a great things and he's a great guy, but I dont want that lifestyle to be my own so I now realize that I have to be my own role model-- I have to be that person I want to emulate not only for myself but for my son as well. I just wish more people in the city thought that way.

Until Next Time Im signing out
Catch you later
-Bizness Man