Recently we have seen a tremendous fall from grace. One of the most iconic American entertainers of my generation is involved in a scandal involving drugs and sex. The scandal is sensational because of the numerous allegations that drugs were given to women to take advantage of them sexually. The fall from grace was probably the most severe in recent history. Destroyed overnight were decades of good work, community service, and a reputation for decency and respect.
Unfortunately, Bill Cosby is not the first incredibly talented and successful individual to fall from grace because of his addiction to sex, drugs, or alcohol. Dozens of other extremely talented well-known personalities throughout history have literally risked and lost it all because of an inability to control their sexuality and the combination of sex and alcohol or drugs. One can go back all the way to King David who, because of his obsession with one of his officers' wives, went so far as to have the man sent to the front lines to suffer certain death to secure for his own pleasures the man's wife.
在最近的历史中,我们有许多notable and extremely talented major figures who have been involved in scandals involving sexuality. The list includes presidents like Clinton, Kennedy, Eisenhower, Harding, and others as well as entertainers and sports figures such as Gibson and Woods and even extremely principled military figures like General Petraeus. Some have even gone so far as to say that Americans enjoy watching the great fall. That may be true for some, but most Americans find such occasions tragic and sad. And what we find so tragic about it is that it is so common, so avoidable, and so unnecessary.
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