February 20, 2010
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Tiger
I listened to Tiger. I listened to people who respond to what Tiger said. Some women said they couldn’t forgive him. I got thinking, “What did Tiger do to them?” I listened to one of Tiger’s “mistress”. She was crying saying, “Tiger pursued me”. “He told me he loved me.” The mistress was having an actual affair with Tiger. Was the other women having a heart affair? Hollywood glamorizes what Tiger did. In what Tiger said it sounded like he got caught up in the ”glamor world”-the unreal world – the ego realm. As Americans are hearts were ripped open by reality in what Tiger got caught doing. Tiger has been judged, tried and convicted in the public arena. You can choose to ignore him, forgive him or not forgive him. I think those that refuse to forgive him has put Tiger in the place of God. Your thoughts?
Comments (12)
I am sick of hearing about it. Ideally, it should be between Tiger and his wife and God. However, when one is in the spotlight and personifies the image of wholesomeness, one needs to live that image instead of a double life. I feel sorry for the kids that look up to him and now think adultery is a cool and okay thing to do because of it. As for the women, unless they were living on another planet, they knew he was married. It wasn’t like he could tell them he wasn’t and they were duped. As for the media, they have become scandal and rumor seekers, not news reporter.
It’s not our JOB to judge him.
We should pray for him and his family…etc.
Forgiveness is an act from the heart.
At times forgiving others is hard to do.
Lives have been broken by what has happened.
ONLY God can restore…
May God have mercy on US when we fall short.
We should humble ourselves.
And ask God for mercy.
We all sin in some ways…
By your last sentence, did you mean “those who refuse to forgive him put THEMSELVES in the place of God”?? (You said “Tiger”).
I think we should have an EAGERNESS to forgive ANYONE who has sinned, and it bugs me that many have closed hearts to ANYTHING he might say or do now, as if he’s “beyond redemption”.
On the other hand, I see no evidence, Scripturally speaking, that he has REALLY repented yet. Where was his acknowledgement yesterday, a la David after he sinned with Bathsheba, that his sin was ultimately against GOD??
We should be eager, to answer your question, to forgive Tiger if and wnen he repents, but we should be honest and Biblical and say he HASN’T truly repented YET….and pray that he WILL.
I think people in a position of fame have more temptations than the average person. Then their sins are published. I can’t imagine being in that position. If it happened to someone smaller, it would have been a more private confession and reconciliation. As we are his public, I hope we are not hurting him spiritually. I hope we can help him learn and grow stronger. I guess we should be praying for him.
I kinda stopped listening after I found out what happened. As affair is an affair and it’s a horrible thing to do to anyone. It’s been glamourized because he’s a celebrity. What about those who aren’t celebrities? They committed the same act and people are saying that Tiger is the ultimate no-no? A reason why I don’t follow pop culture.
My thoughts…as of little consequence as they are I shall give them anyway. Tiger woods is only known for one thing. He’s good at a sport. People act all shocked that this happened because in our minds we tend to give virtuous attributes to people we admire. If he had been a pastor, teacher, or had done something with his life that actually made a significant difference in others then I could say the shock and abhorance is legitamate. However, given the caviler life-style we EXPECT our celebrities to live, I say there is not cause for shock and dismay. Not even outrage. If we should be outraged with anyone it should be ourselves. We made him what he is by putting him on a pedastol and treating him as a perfect being. I’m not saying what he did was right. It certainly wasn’t. But any who called Tiger Woods a “Hero” before this incident is just as guilty as Tiger himself.
@YehwehPaladin - I think you hit the nail on the head. We do have to examine ourselves.
@laytexduckie - Yes, an affair is a horrible thing. It destroys lives.
@thankee - I would say that people in the public reap the benifits of popularity and also have to take the “eye of the camera” when they faulter – comes with the terrority.
@clintspirations - People tend to elevate others to a place reserved only for God. Tiger is Buddiest – I don’t know much about that religion.
@Journaling_Susan - I think the Word of God judges Tiger; we just need to follow God’s Word
@Kowpatty - I’m just glad Tiger didn’t parade his wife in front of the cameras like so many other famous figures have done.