If you could switch lives with a famous person for a week, who would it be and why?
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I suppose I could choose Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., or Mother Teresa. All admirable people whose lives made an extraordinary difference.
But isn’t that what we’re expected to say? Who’s going to admit they’d rather spend a week being someone of questionable character?
The more I consider this proposition, the more questions I have.
First, while I’m entertaining the alleged possibility of this extraordinary exchange, what exactly happens to MY life?
- Does everything just stop? Or does life continue without me?
- What if something important happens? Something wonderful? Something terrible?
- Would I even know?
- And what about the people who might actually miss me?
“You may not realize this, but I’m rather famous in my own world.”
My circus—I mean, my circle—adores me. And as far as they're concerned, I'm already a celebrity.
So am I supposed to announce over breakfast, “I’ll be back in a week. I’m fixin’ to be someone famous”?
My Life
SEVEN PERFECTLY GOOD DAYS
I know my flaws, my problems, my questionable decisions, and the occasional circus I call my circle.
I know who loves me, who needs me, and what matters to me.
I know exactly what I’m getting into.
And most importantly, I’m rather famous in my own world.
Their Life
SEVEN DAYS OF THE UNKNOWN
Their secrets, their problems, their complicated relationships, and their questionable decisions.
People I don’t know. Obligations I never agreed to. Consequences I didn’t create.
And who knows what else I might discover?
All for the privilege of being famous?
No, thank you.
Not a week. Not even a day.
Besides, I’ve spent a lifetime becoming myself. Why would I want to take a vacation from that?
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