Credit where credit is due

There are some wonderful, amazing people out there. They are better than you probably, and better than me certainly.

For example: Nick Vujicic (http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org/about-nick-vujicic.php)

He is a perfect example of a wonderful, amazing person.

He is also the perfect example of "The Cop-out", a type of person I automatically lose a tremendous amount of respect for.

In this particular case, Nick has no arms or legs, but is tremendously inspirational, positive, happy, and even physically active.

Perfect, right?

Not exactly. See, he gives credit to Jesus. Credit for testing him. Credit for helping him.

This is The Cop-out.

Nick, and all other amazing people out there: GIVE THE CREDIT TO THE ACTUAL SOURCES of your happiness and positivity.

Credit YOURSELF.
Your doctors.
Your parents.
Your fans (like me).

But NOT some 2000-year-old man who has nothing to do with this.

Isn't this ACTUAL world beautiful enough? Aren't the actual circumstances enough? Do we have to really bring in pretend things?

Nick, you are awesome. So are your doctors, parents, and fans.

Jesus maybe was awesome too.

But Nick, Jesus, you (the reader), and me...we are all just normal people. That's the only variety there is: normal people. No saints. No miracles. No gods. No exceptions.

Reality is beautiful. Give the credit where it's due: to real people in a real world!

I encourage you, whenever you hear praise and credit given to something pretend, to encourage the person to give the genuine credit to a genuine source! Don't be silent, in this day and age, when someone eschews reality in favor of craziness or delusion or superstition!