Below is the TOTD and some other thoughts from right after MJ passed. Its been a year...WOW!
From the King of Pop himself- Michael Jackson
"When I had you, I treated you bad and wrong my dear, but since, since you went away, don't you know I sit around, with my head hanging down and I wonder who is loving you."
That line speaks so true to the worlds relationship with Michael Jackson. Talented, tortured, genius, entertainer, humanitarian, crazy, amazing. All words used to describe him while he was alive. And now in his passing, all we can do is hang our heads down and send up prayers that this man knew, we were all, on some levels, loving him!
RIP Michael Jackson
Today I cried, a few times. And every time I cried, there were more tears than the time before. I cried this morning watching the news. My thought was about Michael and how he died far too soon (in my opinion). I believe in the spirit of compassion,that spirit existed in him and no one can debate that. I began to watch the coverage of his memorial. I watched the hearst and the procession. I cried. Having been part of that moment more than once in my life, I cried for his entire family. Not his fans, his family. The people who knew him from birth and had to take that ride. Anyone who has ever lost someone knows all about that ride, its a very emotional car ride.
I did have to work today, so I missed a few things. Then I was back, watching the services. I watch friends speak, I listened to people sing and I held back the tears. Heal the world was sung and I cried again. "Heal the world, make it a better place" Wow MJ, was it just that simple?
And then the moment when the tears started and wouldn't stop. Paris, an 11 year old girl, demonstrated the courage of a woman 3x her age. She stood up to the mic to honor her father. A man I didn't know. She was so brave, clearly a testament to how she was raised by her dad. She stood up and spoke of her Daddy. I cried because her pain was real. I cried because she put it all in prospective for me. Ahh they say from the mouth of children...she cried for her Daddy and I cried for her and her brothers. Children who have lost everything. And whether you love MJ or not, there is no human with a heart that doesn't feel for the pain of children. Innocent as they are, their life is forever changed by this loss. And that was worthy of my tears. If MJ taught the world nothing else, it was about human compassion. So for those who seek to ridicule people who are emotional today, I say you should ask yourself, why you are not? You see this is about the common bond we share as humans where we are lucky enough to feel. It allows us to feel for the pain of others, have emotions in our hearts for people we don't even know. It also allows us to honor another human being for the sum total of their life!
Today, I cried for a little girl named Paris. She deserved my tears....
RIP Michael Joseph Jackson
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