And we often fear things simply because we don’t fully understand them. The thing about this, though, is that most of us don’t like things that we fear. This is a motto that I’ve tried to live by for years now. We are walking our own individual paths, different from that of Gabby Douglas, and we all need to show some compassion, some loving kindness, and give it a rest. Her mind was probably in a million different places as she stood alongside her teammates. She may have been thinking of someone she’d lost, wishing they were there to see her shine. None of us- not one-know what was going on in her mind as she stood up on that podium. Gabby might not have been smiling through every moment of the National Anthem, and she may not have stood at attention with her hand on her heart for the duration, but that young lady deserves respect and honor during one of the greatest moments of her lifetime. All of this makes me wonder who we have become as a society, why so many of us are so quick to judge. That part is so crazy, I suppose I shouldn’t have been surprised to see the haters getting worked up over Gabby’s stance on the podium as she stood with her teammates to accept the gold medal in the 2016 all-around competition.
I won’t even get into the comments I’ve read about her physical appearance, how so many people have suggested that she change aspects of her beautiful self. This is a cause for celebration, but it’s also a moment to take cover, because people facing that much publicity will oftentimes also be hit with a wave of judgment and scrutiny. She’s a beautiful example to so many young women in our world-at twenty-years-old, she’s barely out of her teens, yet she’s an Olympic hero. I was scrolling through my newsfeed recently and caught an article about gymnast Gabby Douglas.
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