I hope I'm never idolised by anybody. Quite apart from the old Judaic prohibition against idolatry (to which it is related more than just etymologically), it feels like an unbearable responsibility. If anyone were ever dumb enough to tell me they idolised me (it's never happened, by the way), I would sit them down and solemnly tell them my most shameful, sordid and discreditable secrets until they were moved to find someone less unworthy of the honour. |