I watched former President George Bush get interviewed on Oprah today at 4pm. Oprah quizzed Bush about certain decisions he had made during his eight year presidency.
Bush noted that he was really hurt when some people accused him of being a racist and not caring about 'black people' during the New Orleans/Katrina disaster. Musical Hip-Hop artiste Kanye West famously accused George Bush of not 'caring about black people' on MTV's fund-raising telethon for Katrina.
Watching the Interview, allowed me to view the former President in a new light as I came to realize that most people are wont to judge a man in his position without truly knowing the burdens that the job places on a man.
Bush also admitted that he never lost his soul to the politics in Washington. He emphasized that he did not give in to the polls and the popularity contests being conducted within the Washington political circle. Bush stated "Many people chase popularity not realizing that it's a fleeting moment. Popularity does not last forever, but your principles do. I didn't sell my soul for the sake of politics or popularity."
That quote by the President really spoke to me as a person who plans to enter politics sometime in the future, most of the people who do enter politics lose their souls and are never the same. I never want to be the person who loses his soul just to attain power.
No comments:
Post a Comment