What
Colton was in effect saying was: If one imitates something another person does,
it means one admires that person and wants to be like him or her. A person would imitate another because he or
she admired that person or they valued what that person was doing.
This might imply impersonating their
actions, their voice, their way of life, or some other quality that has drawn
you to desire to be like that person in some way.
There have been individuals who
impersonate celebrities and earn a lot of money doing so. You may have seen some of these people
perform on television or perhaps you’ve been to a live show.
Several years ago, my wife and I went to
an Elvis impersonator show in Honolulu.
We were very impressed with this young man and the performance he was
able to do. This acclaimed Elvis
impersonator Jonathan Von Brana and his cast of dancers and musicians really brought
the house down with their performance.
This was a dinner show performance so we
got to sit at a table (stage side) with a couple of ladies from Michigan (I
think). It was a daughter and her
elderly mother. We learned that the
daughter lived six months in the states and six months on the island. She had brought her mother with her on this
trip for a little vacation.
During our discussion while having our
meal we learned that the mother had seen Elvis himself in a live performance in
Las Vegas back in the late 50s. She was
very excited to see this performance by Mr. Von Brana.
There was part of his act while he was
singing, he would walk through the audience and give out scarfs as Elvis had
actually done during some of his performances.
While he would do this, he would give each lady a kiss on the cheek and thank
them for attending his show.
When
he came by our table, he leaned over gave the mother a quick kiss on the cheek
and put one of the scarfs around her neck.
When he did this, the mother whispered in his ear: “Time has certainly
been kinder to you than me.” My wife and
I felt she believed this was the REAL Elvis she had seen those many years
before!”
These types of entertainment may be very flattering
to those whom are being impersonated.
However, many are only doing these impersonations because they are able
to make a living from such actions.
Many other “ordinary” people imitate
sports figures, celebrities, or pollical persons because they want to emulate that
person’s life style or way of living.
Let’ think about that for a moment.
Let’s look inside. What if people in the world imitated YOUR way
of living, speaking, and acting? What
would the world be like? We don’t often
think about that, but for a moment consider how you live your life.
Are YOU worthy of imitation? Would there be more love in the world, or
more peace, if others imitated YOU? It
doesn’t matter who we are or where we are living, we are setting an example for
others around us to copy. It may be a
good example or it may be a bad example.
But it is an example none the less.
It may be a bit scary to think that our
life may be an example for others, but it’s true! So, consider what you are doing, what you are
saying, and how you face various situations in your life. Someone may be watching YOU wanting to be
exactly like you. And remember: We’re Only Human!
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