Did you see the article about the freeskiier David Wise who just won a gold medal at the Olympics? He is 23 years old, married, has a 2-year-old daughter and said that someday he thinks he might like to become a pastor. He met his wife at church camp and the two of them lead a youth ministry.
This is not the normal reputation of freeskiiers and because of this reporters and freeskiing promoters don't know how to handle this wholesome man. NBCs answer was to say that Wise "leads an 'alternative lifestyle.' " !! I guess if you look at the norm in the freeskiing world, he does.
Wise - named appropriately - realizes that he's different, but his rebuttal is "Why do [I] want something that has been done before? It's the people who are different who end up shaping the culture.' " He says, "I think being a good husband and a father is more important than being a great skier, We're just flipping and skiing in the halfpipe. It's not an eternally lasting thing."
Way to go, David Wise! Let's all take his lead and make a difference and be a culture-shaper! (from Citizen Magazine, May 2014 Whee! The People section, "An Olympian's 'alternative Lifestyle' p 8)
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