Everybody Who's Somebody Will Be There

What does it mean to be "Somebody"?

I’m somebody. I can walk up to a complete stranger, tell him my name, and three (possibly interesting) facts about myself. That person would then know my name (a part of who I am whether I like it or not, but that’s a different subject), and if I choose my facts well, he would know what makes me different from or perhaps similar to him, what makes me tick, what I really like, what I really dislike, things like that.

But does that make me Somebody? All I’ve done is tell a complete stranger my name and a few other facts or details. Are facts and details what makes someone a Somebody? Or is it something more special that makes someone a Somebody?

There’s a song I really like (ah, the joy of knowing good country music). I don’t remember all the words, but it starts out saying “she hasn’t done this incredible feat, or this incredible feat, etc” (things like going to the moon, a solo hot air balloon ride around the world, and being a pop star), “But she’s somebody’s hero, a hero to her baby with the skinned up knee...” [emphasis added] The song goes on, she’s still a hero to her daughter when her daughter gets married, and her daughter wishes she could be like her mom, “But she already is, She’s somebody’s hero, a hero to her mother in the rocking chair, she runs a comb through her silver hair...” [emphasis added] So those two women are heroes. That’s gotta count towards being a Somebody, even though we never hear their names or three facts about them, and even if only one other person noticed.

Are you supposed to be something Special, or a part of something Special, in order to Be Somebody? The movie Independence Day has a part that I think is really good. (it’s a good movie, too) There’s a character, David, who has been divorced for I think about a year and still hasn’t taken his wedding ring off. His ex-wife left him so she could have a job as an assistant to the President of the United States (nothing icky, or like an affair thankfully). I don’t hold it to be a good reason to divorce, and certainly not a Biblical one. There’s a dialogue between them at one point in the movie. She likes her job because it’s Important and says, “Don’t you ever wish you were a part of something special?” His reply is a firm, “I was part of something special.” Aww. He considered their marriage special. That’s a good thing. So, does that make him a Somebody? Or is he not a Somebody until he finishes helping to save the world?

So, just what does it mean to be a Somebody?

this makes me sad

This has been bothering me for awhile. The Chronicles of Narnia are symbolic of Christ, heaven, and lots of things in the Bible. And we all know "Once a king or queen of Narnia, always a king or queen." So, what about Susan? She was a queen of Narnia, and reigned for around 15 Narnian years, I think. Yet, in The Last Battle, Peter said to Tirian, "My sister Susan"... "is no longer a friend of Narnia."