Brad and Angelina do right by their kids

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April 22, 2012 | 6:52 pm

Seven years after playing the title roles in Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie surprised the world with the announcement of their engagement. Pitt and Jolie fell in love while filming Mr. and Mrs. Smith and became a pair when the shooting ended.

Since then this sensational affair has not stopped being front-page news. Therefore, some observers may wonder what the fuss is all about. After all, theyve been a stellar couple for so long, and have three adopted and three natural children. Whats the big deal?

Well, first, Pitt and Jolie have always maintained that they would marry only when gay couples everywhere in the US were allowed to marry.

Second, to the couples kids, their parents marriage is a very big deal. The celebrity couple has said that their kids were instrumental in convincing them to do the right thing and legitimize them, not just in the eyes of the worldbut more importantly, in their own estimation. Bravo to Brangelina for subsuming their own free spirits for the sake of their childrens happiness.

To mark the special occasion, Pitt gifted his beloved with a stunning 10-carat diamond ring that he himself designed.

Aside from Brangelina and their children, this impending marriage could make many other offspring of unmarried couples happy, if it launches a trend for live-in partners finally to legitimize their union.

In local show biz, for instance, there are quite a number of couples who proclaim that marriage is just a piece of paper and swear that theyre bringing up their love children in the best possible way. But have they ever asked their kids for their thoughts on the su! bject? T he outcome of such a belated discussion may surprise themperhaps enough for them to arrive at their own moment of truth, as Brad and Angelina have done.

Other inspirational stars

Celebrities have been showing the way for the rest of us in other instances as well. George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio and Oprah Winfrey are only a few of the stars who have spent millions of dollars to help the disadvantaged, or have come to the rescue of the planets besieged environment.

Even when they simply do their work well, they set inspiring touchstones of excellence that make life more bearable and meaningful. Despite, at times, failing in their own lives, they continue to inspire when they pick themselves up and resume the struggle against their inner demons.

A sterling case in point is Robert Downey Jr. who, after repeated bouts with cocaine and several failed attempts at rehabilitation, turned his career around, and now enjoys a spring in his stellar trajectoryas an A-List luminary.

Britney Spears also comes to mindand we hope that sooner or later, the list will include Lindsay Lohan, who struggles and fails often, but who is too good a talent for us to give up on permanently.

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