American Idol. A show I never watched until the last couple of years when my husband Mark began watching it. He really likes those kind of shows. I didn't, but after watching for awhile, I must admit it's fun to get all caught up in it. This season is no exception. It's really different from the previous seasons...different judges and a more exciting atmosphere. We get a kick out of new judge Steven Tyler and some of the things he says. He has been known to say some outrageous and shocking things, but for the most part, he has calmed down some for the show. Mark and I refer to his witty comments as "Stevenisms". Such as the other night when Scotty, who changed his usual country style and did a fabulous job with an Elvis song, Steven loved it and commented, "I thought you were all hat no cattle"!
But last night brought the biggest shock of all when Pia was voted off. In the very beginning of the season I was sure if she wasn't the one to become the next American Idol she would be the one standing next to the winner. And we still have a long way to go before we get to the winner. Last night she was in the bottom three and standing next to Stefano, who is good, but has barely squeaked by in this season. I was sure he was the one leaving....I was wrong and shocked. So was everyone else including the other Idol contestants. The audience was upset and booing. Others were in tears. The judges looked stunned and when ask about the vote their comments were: "I have no idea what happened here. I'm shocked. I'm angry," said judge Jennifer Lopez. Steven said viewers were wrong, adding, "She's beautiful. When she sings, she's a bird." Randy said,"I'm never upset on this show, and I'm never really mad, but this, like, this makes me mad. What is going on?"
I wondered myself what is going on and why would she of all people, not get enough votes. Everyone on that show is excellent, but Pia....well, Pia is perfect. First of all she is stunning. Long dark hair, perfect figure, perfect smile. She could be a model/cover girl for anything and from what I have seen on the show she has a wonderful personality and of course she can sing. She can really sing. She can sing perfectly. So why wasn't there enough votes cast to keep her in? Maybe because she seems so perfect. Perfect is hard to relate to. Not many of us feel perfect. We tend to root for the underdog or maybe the ones who seem to struggle. Although I'm sure Pia has struggled and worked hard to get this far. It seems that way in life - we look at those who seem to have it all and wonder why everything just falls in place for them. No work, no struggle, life just seems to give them everything. But I am sure if we could look into their lives we would see all the pain and brokenness they have had to endure. We sometimes do tend to "judge a book by it's cover". I have been guilty of that myself, wondering why someone elses life seems so perfect and mine is such a mess. We tend to compare our lives with others, which Jesus warned is not wise. We all have our own lives to live. Our own callings. Our own path to follow. We are each born with a different Destiny and God knows best how to get us where we are suppose to be. My heart went out to Pia. She held it together until the show was over. As she was being consoled by the other contestants you could hear her sobbing. I prayed for her last night. I thought of how broken hearted that "perfect" girl was right now. We never know what is going on in the lives others. I'm so glad for a Savior that knows us inside and out. He knows our heartaches and struggles and He's our healer and our strength. He truly is the only perfect one. I'm glad He loves ALL of us...because not one of us is really perfect.
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