Brigitte Bardot and Life's Lessons

WOW! The photos and posters of Brigitte Bardot are absolutely gorgeous! And I am reminded of what she meant to French cinema.

50 years ago, Brigitte Bardot represented French movies and French beauty. She was the French Marilyn Monroe and an icon of her time.

Now Ms. Bardot helps the animals and so I reflected upon life, and perhaps the good reason for aging. As we age, we can finally come to a place where we can stop thinking about how beautiful we are, and think about the others in this world who need us.

So that is truly a special thing.

We hear so much now about 40 being the new 30, but where does that leave the 30-year olds? Are they the new 20? We know that the 20-year olds can't be 10, so one decade is going to be pretty overcrowded! And is that truly what we need or want in our society?

Although we want to live forever, we don't want to get older. So let us be who we are! Whatever age! Perhaps "new and improved," perhaps not. Perhaps just the fact that we become wiser and understand our place on this earth is truly the blessing of life.

I believe Brigitte Bardot taught me that, and while I appreciated the beauty of her posters, I think she had many other gifts to offer.