Several years ago I noticed that many of my close friends wore bracelets that promoted Christian morals. The bracelets read, “WWJD” and the letters stand for “What would Jesus Do.” This simple acronym has become a popular trend that students and adults who practice strong religious beliefs bought into and supported by wearing.
The purpose behind the bracelet is what I find most intriguing. It humors me that when we, the people who wear the bracelets, are propositioned with difficult decisions, we are to look down at our wrists and then contemplate what he/she would do.
I have never bought into this trend, mainly because I don’t practice any specific religious beliefs, but also because I would need to create my own bracelet with my own personal acronym.
Instead, my bracelet would read, “W.W.G.D.”
Standing for “What would Gwenyth do,” my bracelet would lead me to decisions that only she can inspire people to make. With this one letter of difference, my bracelet would answer all of the questions I encounter on a daily basis, inspiring me to overcome any personal dilemma as she would.
Gwenyth Paltrow is the type of individual that we, as humans, should strive to be more like. Simply, she is a person who represents all angelic, pure and virtuous qualities.
And it is entirely realistic to believe that she always makes the correct decisions even when she is faced with the most difficult situations.
Not only would wearing her bracelet make my life more parallel to hers, which, as we all know, is near perfection, but it would also make me a better student, athlete, consumer, friend, brother, son and human being because Gwenyth’s constant inspiration would force me to become a model citizen in my life.
Honestly, who thinks she has ever made a mistake? Being a gorgeous celebrity is a difficult job, and not once have we seen her lash out at photographers or heard about any drug scandals she has involved herself in.
Because of her positive life force, I want to be more like her. Nothing negative consumes her, and therefore, I want nothing negative to consume my life.
To begin, I will teach myself several foreign languages. Gwenyth speaks French and Spanish, therefore, I need to learn multiple languages, so that while I am traveling through Europe (something she does frequently) I will be able to converse with the locals (Gwenyth would never assume that someone understood her native language of English).
Next, after I thoroughly study her multifaceted career, I will be inspired to stretch my own career as a writer, artist, actor and humanitarian. She never creates limits or boundaries for herself, and I will teach myself to do the same.
Soon, I will adopt lifestyle habits that are similar to those that she relies upon. For instance, I will no longer dine at Davenport because Gwenyth does not eat any dairy, meat, poultry, or sugar.
She only eats foods that are macrobiotic, and in her opinion, everything else is unhealthy.
I will wake up every morning at 4 a.m. to practice yoga for two hours and, then while watching the sunrise, indulge in reading Gary Zuka’s “Seat of the Soul.” Strengthening one’s personal bond with oneself is something Gwenyth strongly recommends, and because she does this several times throughout the day, I need to incorporate this same type of energy into my own life.
Living like her will not be easy to do by myself, so I will begin to inform my close friends about the bad habits they are guilty of, and how through Gwenyth’s inspiration, we can all live more fulfilling lives. However, I will never judge my friends or speak of their lifestyles negatively. I will only encourage them to educate themselves on things such as nicotine and nutrasweet. Drinking diet soda and smoking cigarettes are habits neither Gwenyth nor I approve of, and I will no longer allow my friends to place these toxins into their bodies.
Ryan MacDonald, a senior journalism major, is editor in chief of the Campus Times. He can be reached by e-mail at macdonar@ulv.edu.
