I have been editing for Arani Issa. I used to edit for Nies ta' Veru. In other words, I am looking through a lot of gore, pressing Enter, and Delete, and doing a lot of the dirty work that comes with TV exposure. It's fine by me, as long as I'm behind the cam and not in front of it. That's my twin's job. And he does it to a perfect T. I could never do that in the same way he could never do what I do. That's the beauty of twins, we come as a package, we're never self-sufficient on our own, if there's one then there's the other.
Arani Issa. The programme involves watching hours and hours of hurt all caught on tape. People are hurt, vulnerable, sometimes in psychological turmoil. It's so sad sometimes, that yes, I cry. I'm just one big baby, and I am moved by watching, at first hand, the joy of people who have had their dream accomplished. A lot of pain translates into even more joy. That's how it works. I am and will always be amazed just how pain can turn a strapping 6 footer into a small vulnerable sight. Because where Arani Issa is concerned, one has to tread very carefully. Our interest is not into compounding people's pain, but rather easing the pain, and just as a snake does, our interest is in making them undress their formal vulnerable self into new self-confidence. There are a lot of words which we never ever use around these people. The programme has taught me a valuable lesson. Never ever utter the F-word (as in fat), the N-word (as in nose), the B-word as in boobs, and the list goes on and on. If only more people would make the effort it would save so many people all the extra unnecessary pain. If only they could think of the lines on... it could be me. But that doesn't happen in the real world. We think we're so drop-dead gorgeous that we have the right to stare until our eyes are going to pop, to mutter names under our breath sotto-voce, and some are even more brazen, they actually call people names in one big fortissimo. These are the people who I would gladly wring their necks and not be an inch sorry about it. They never learn, it's useless teaching them because they don't even want to learn.
I want to save the world, but I know I can only start from my world. To me, people are the same, regardless of height, weight, size and age. A vulnerable 6 year old is vulnerable as is a vulnerable 60 year old. I am not saint, but for my part I will always try my best never to judge, and certainly never to hurl abuse at anybody and anything. This I promise in my full capacity. I do.
Arani Issa. The programme involves watching hours and hours of hurt all caught on tape. People are hurt, vulnerable, sometimes in psychological turmoil. It's so sad sometimes, that yes, I cry. I'm just one big baby, and I am moved by watching, at first hand, the joy of people who have had their dream accomplished. A lot of pain translates into even more joy. That's how it works. I am and will always be amazed just how pain can turn a strapping 6 footer into a small vulnerable sight. Because where Arani Issa is concerned, one has to tread very carefully. Our interest is not into compounding people's pain, but rather easing the pain, and just as a snake does, our interest is in making them undress their formal vulnerable self into new self-confidence. There are a lot of words which we never ever use around these people. The programme has taught me a valuable lesson. Never ever utter the F-word (as in fat), the N-word (as in nose), the B-word as in boobs, and the list goes on and on. If only more people would make the effort it would save so many people all the extra unnecessary pain. If only they could think of the lines on... it could be me. But that doesn't happen in the real world. We think we're so drop-dead gorgeous that we have the right to stare until our eyes are going to pop, to mutter names under our breath sotto-voce, and some are even more brazen, they actually call people names in one big fortissimo. These are the people who I would gladly wring their necks and not be an inch sorry about it. They never learn, it's useless teaching them because they don't even want to learn.
I want to save the world, but I know I can only start from my world. To me, people are the same, regardless of height, weight, size and age. A vulnerable 6 year old is vulnerable as is a vulnerable 60 year old. I am not saint, but for my part I will always try my best never to judge, and certainly never to hurl abuse at anybody and anything. This I promise in my full capacity. I do.
