Letter to Oprah

Letter to Oprah

To begin by congratulating the most successful woman on TV and maybe even the planet may sound corny, but honest congratulations are in order; you have done more for more people in this world than anyone else before or since.

As I seat this morning in my living room watching the news, I hear that your last show is today and I wonder what the future will bring to your notoriety; will you retain your growth as a human being, or will you become one of the honchos sitting behind a desk dishing out instructions and decisions? I am sure that regardless of what it is you decide to do, you will be financially successful at it, because you were born for a purpose and with the gift of triumph. Still, I want to ask you if you really know what your purpose is with certainty.  I also wonder if you have considered what will be of the millions of people that have faithfully watched you through the years that now can’t afford to see you any more due to the high cable charges and their personal economic crisis. I am sure you have given every single aspect of this change in your life plenty of thought, and after evaluating the do’s and don’ts, you have made the most profitable decision possible without working yourself sick or to death.

When is enough money/power enough? And when it’s never enough; what do you accomplish or what good use can you give all this money/power? As I am sure you know, you have unique opportunities to help people and get others to stand with you in assisting with helping out. Don’t stop reading, I am not asking for anything! As I was saying, you have the ability to do what no one else can do, not the President of the U.S., not the richest man in the world (‘cause they are not inclined to), not even any religion, but you can get all these entities to come together and make a difference in improving the life of millions all over the world. Think big, think enormous! No it is not a huge task; a huge task would be growing up black and poor in this; a racist country and still becoming the most powerful woman in the world.

Here are a couple of suggestions from someone that didn’t even graduate from high school: First, find a way to film a show once weekly for those of us that can’t afford cable, and syndicate it as you did with the regular show. And number two and this one is much more complicated, hire on a strictly commission based according to performance and results, a team of “idea men/women” to fix the economic situation not just in this country, but around the world, by creating industry, improving living conditions, creating affordable housing, growing their own food. The sky is the limit when you have the will to help others and if the ones doing the work get paid only if they accomplish the goals set for them. Don’t get fooled by wise guys that charge a lot for their experience and at the end are a disappointment, like 99.9% of the executives in all facets of industry including sports.

Think about it Oprah, you could get all these people that you know that have the financial means and all the ones that want to have their names associated with your name involved in participating in the improvement of human life throughout the planet. When you go to bed tonight, give this matter some thought and dare to dream, dreaming is free as the air we breathe.

Maybe you will never read this letter, and then again maybe you will, but if it gets to your eyes, whether is this week or ten years from now, I want you to realize that you have the inclination to help and helping one or helping many is the same task with the exception that to help many you must dare to become the change every one everywhere craves. The improvements of human condition by helping others help themselves in a positive and lasting manner.

Thank you for 25 years of worth watching television!

Just another fan

Jorge Rodriguez