Michael Jackson - 1958 to 2009
So, what happens to us after we die? Well, if we were any good we would have ten albums in the Top Ten at the same time. We would be on the cover of nearly every newspaper in the world and we would be the subject of countless blogs. The news of our death would cause the big TV networks and small ones to dump their regular programming to carry the event. People would gather in large numbers at our home and the hospital where we died. We would have the most popular, currently watched videos on YouTube and our music played all day on the radio. Our death would cause shock, sadness but a flood of happy memories. We would be idolized and our questionable side put into perspective. We would cause the World to stop dead in its tracks and celebrate our life rather than mourn. If we were any good, people would be singing our songs to fill an emptiness they can’t hide.
I suppose it is only after he died Michael Jackson knew what his life really meant.
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Global Voices Online » Caribbean, U.S.A.: Tributes to the “King of Pop” // June 26, 2009 at 5:15 pm |
[...] This Beach Called Life sums it up this way: I suppose it is only after he died Michael Jackson knew what his life really meant. [...]
aka_lol // June 27, 2009 at 5:00 pm |
Thanks for including me, I always appreciate it.
ennekaycee // June 26, 2009 at 11:00 pm |
WOW….Very well said. I think MJ must have had one of the most tortured existences ever; having millions “love” him, but few “know” him.
I really hope he is at rest now….He deserves it after going and going for over 40 years.
Sidebar – That tiny smiley face in the top right corner of your blog is a bit disturbing in a strangely funny way lol.
aka_lol // June 27, 2009 at 4:59 pm |
ennekaycee, thanks for dropping by and I agree Michael Jackson was a tortured soul. But we make celebrities and we break them. It’s almost like they are our toys.
The jep pic could be a bit…troubling
Udaka // June 27, 2009 at 10:55 am |
TEN TRUTHS ABOUT LIFE – WHAT MICHAEL JACKSON TAUGHT US
1. Excessive wealth doesn’t bring us happiness.
2. Life is filled with ups and downs – you may be rich and famous at one point in time, and poor and notorious at another.
3. No matter how rich or famous you become, you are still very much imperfect, still as human as anyone else.
4. The physical can never transcend the spiritual, not even the mental. (Read The Tragic End Of Michael Jackson by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245924935526&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull)
5. We have to help ourselves before others can help us. (Read Michael Jackson: The Changing Faces of A Pop Superstar by Anita Singh: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/michael-jackson/5650647/Michael-Jackson-the-changing-faces-of-a-pop-superstar.html)
6. Don’t over-trust celebrities and personalities – they may not be as nice as they appear to be.
7. Death often comes unexpectedly.
8. Take good care of your loved ones before it’s too late.
9. Why fight so hard, when we leave as we came, alone and empty-handed?
10. In the end, only kindness matters. (Read Thank You Michael Jackson For Your Life Long Charity Work by Katie Mckoy: http://www.examiner.com/x-7230-Atlanta-Special-Needs-Kids-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Thank-You-Michael-Jackson-for-your-life-long-charity-work and Michael Jackson and Philanthropy by Ian Wilhelm: http://philanthropy.com/giveandtake/index.php?id=1099)
Chica // June 29, 2009 at 11:08 am |
I like what u wrote Aka and what udaka said too. Poor Michael hopefully rests in peace now. Unfortunately people trying to make a buck off him even when he`s dead. I sure hope that his children will have a better life .