I'm allowed a cheesy sincere post every once in awhile

I've decided that one of my greatest role models in life is Dharma Freedom Finklestein Montgomery. The fact that she doesn't actually exist pales in comparison to the amazing person that she is.




She doesn't live in the same world that everyone else does. The thought of comparing herself to others rarely enters her mind because she sees the value and beauty of each person, including herself. She is carefree and doesn't even worry about the standards and norms of this society. She treats everyone she meets with respect and a whole lot of compassion, never doubting that she should sacrifice to others her time and resources, much to the annoyance of her husband when she does things like give up their vacation so some strangers can sit together on the plane, or wants to raise the baby of their checkout girl from the supermarket. Why not? She realizes that all of humanity is connected. She sees a need and does everything she can to help out. However, when she screws up her husband's own comfort zone, she is quick to do what she can to make him happy, because he is her best friend and partner in life. She enjoys the simple things, and she stands up for the environment and the freaks and rejects of this world. She wants to change the world, and she believes it's worth it to do that one life at a time.

I once had a teacher who told us we needed to beware of watching that show, cause although it was funny, they were trying to infiltrate our minds with philosophies of Eastern religions. He probably also said that cause they talked about sex a lot. However, I disagree, because I think Dharma is very much like Jesus, who also lived in a way that seemed so backwards to everyone else, a way that was based completely on compassion and opposition to the status quo of making yourself look good at the expense of others. I think people that claim to follow Jesus should look a lot more like Dharma.