Ricky

I saw a documentary on Ricky Williams the other day... Grant it, I'm no subject matter expert on the topic, but I'm still thinking about it because, it seems (to me) the the biggest issue the media had with him was that he did not want fame and fortune. He was not particularly over fascinated with it all (and that was OH SO OFFENSIVE). In essence, he walked away from $30 mil when it was all said and done. My feeling is that the inner peace he found, the man he became and his continual search for truth was worth far more than $30 million. As I continued to watch it with my husband, it became apparent to me that the commentators, the fans, etc. they were overzealous with rage because really he was walking away from what so many of them only dreamed about, coveted, longed for...and here it was in his lap and he stood up, brushed it off, watched it fall to the ground and stepped on it like it was worthless. For him, it was, the trade off was too high. He was depicted as strange, possibly bipolar, a hot mess...when all he was wanted was Peace. I liked the way the documentary ended though. It showed his wedding to a woman who "surprisingly stood by him through his "craziness" and the house they lived in along with his 3 kids. Unlike the 2004 videos that showed this strange looking man with food in his beard, his eyes seemed to shine and he had an easy way of communicating. He was smiling and appeared happy. I'm still thinking about Ricky, because I realize that although many of us want it, need it, we are completely unwilling to go through the process. Even me...but when does fear, success and money become to high a price to pay?