Dear Ashton Kutcher,
You know when you least expect it Hollywood goes and
surprises you with another blockbuster and no I’m not talking about the latest
in big budget flops that many of the studios have decided to crank out and call
entertainment yet are more deserving of the straight to DVD bin that they are
eventually destined for. I’m talking
about the speech that Ashton Kutcher delivered at the Teen Choice Awards on
Sunday. If you failed not to catch it, in a Reagan-ish performance that lasted
just under five minutes he laid out the framework that every person should
follow from their childhood to being an adult on how to be successful in a
lifetime. His three main points were as followed:
1.
Opportunity looks a lot like hard work.
2.
Intelligence is sexy.
3.
Build a life, don’t live one.
They are so simple yet so eloquent and powerful. For the
most part actors and actresses fail as role models because of numerous scandals,
run-ins with the law, drug arrests or choosing to appear in public with Kim
Kardashian. Ashton is by no means a
choir boy and has made his fare share of mistakes in his life time just as the
rest of us have (yes even me). He though it seems to learn from these setbacks
and move forward and this can be traced back to his upbringing. Raised by
middle class, hard working parents with conservative values in Iowa they
instilled in him those same values that make him the person that he is today.
Yes, America, they chose to raise their kid to respect hard work, to know right
from wrong and there are rewards and consequences for everything you do. Yes, it
is such a novel concept. These simple values that parent should emphasize to their
children everyday would make this world that much better of a place. I’m not
saying it’s going to make them President or someday find the cure for cancer
but it might keep them out of rehab or jail. Chris, I've always been a fan from
the days of you thwarting aliens and getting the girl with the “Stifmeister”
all the while trying to find where you parked that elusive car of yours dude to
you rolling with Fez and the rest of the crew in Red’s basement. Through it all
you have always stayed true to your roots and values. Keep up the good work and
I hope you didn't just punk myself and the rest of the world…..Because I really
would hate to see Dax Sheppard make a comeback.
PS. Happy Friday peeps on this hot August day. I hope you
all have a great weekend filled with ice cold cocktails and some paleo friendly
BBQ and remember….When life hands you lemons make history.
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