Unglamorous

I've been reading about this concept called "BIRGing and CORFing" and it's very interesting.

BIRG= Basking In Reflected Glory

CORF= Cutting Off Reflected Failure

When it comes to sports, people BIRG by wearing the winning team's jersey and bragging that their team won. They themselves didn't actually win the game. When a celebrity wins an Emmy or Music Award, the fans celebrate; they bask in the reflected glory of that celebrity.

When a sports team loses, people CORF by taking off the jersey or get very defensive if you mention the loss. When a celebrity ends up in a scandal, the fans either stop being fans or feel the need to stay quiet about their fandom. They cut off the failure reflected by that celebrity.

This post really has no flow, but as I was thinking about BIRGing and CORFing, I started to get sad, a little. How pathetic it is that I bask in other people's glories, and cut off people who I think are failures! I would like to be the type of person who celebrates others happiness, and I would like to be the type of person who embraces those who fail. Rather than cut people off who are considered losers, I would like to be a friend to the failures, and tell them that things are going to be okay.

It's okay if we're unglamorous. It's okay if we aren't famous. It's okay if we never become celebrities. We are still an awesome part of creation. We are beautiful. We are worthy of celebration. We do not have to bask in the glory of others, for we were created by The Glorious One, and we are made in His image. So something just as glorious is within us as there is in any celebrity or glamorous person.