Sometimes, when paying attention to reality shows, it's easy to wonder about goodness in the universe. If benevolence and order exist, after all, then why would horrible things keep happening on our television (take anything that has ever happened on The Real Housewives franchise, for example)?
But every once in awhile, we get the good on TV too. That's what happened last night when J.R. Martinez won the Mirror Ball trophy on Dancing with the Stars season 13.
J.R. Martinez's DWTS win wasn't just a win in a reality-show competition. It was a win in reality. I'm talking about the reality in which we all live, not the TV "reality" that showcases horrible people getting/spending lots of money for stupid things. No, J.R. Martinez's victory is a real win.
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You just have to take a long look at the man to understand what a good thing this is.
J.R. Martinez is a legitimate hero.
J.R. got started on the path that led to Dancing with the Stars when he enlisted in the military and went off to fight in a war. Whatever your opinion on the reasons for that war, he made a choice and a sacrifice that have to be admired.
There have been plenty of celebrities on Dancing with the Stars. There have even been heroes -- in sports and in social arenas -- for some. But J.R. Martinez may just be the first legitimate, all-around hero in the show's history.
J.R. Martinez overcame actual problems to get to success.
Sure, other stars have had problems. But how many of them nearly died and then spent months in rehab just to get back on their feet? And how many have had to face life covered in scars, knowing that nothing will ever be normal again?
It's been inspirational to watch J.R. throughout Dancing with the Stars season 13. This is a man who understands the trouble and pain and hopelessness that average people (on varying levels) deal with. And this is a man who has turned that pain into gold.
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