LONG LIVE Michael Jackson
Posted by nusaibatheartist on June 30, 2009
As we all have heard, Michael Jackson was announced an Ancestor on Thursday, June 25th. To me the words that come to mind when I think about The Great Michael Jackson are “before his time”, magnificently gifted and talented, great entertainer, charitable, misunderstood, musically ingenious, one who crossed religious, social and racial boundaries. It always amazes me how people adhere to the memory of those they admire more in death than in life. It amazes me how the same vehicle that can lift a person to the heights can then have the false power of bringing that same person crashing down – as in the case of Michael. We can never understand what it is like to be one of the most known names and images in the WORLD! What it means to not be able to go to the store, take a walk or enjoy the beach without being bombarded by fans. Michael Jackson lived a fantasy life in so many ways, but we can never be sure if that is truly the life that he desired to live.
For me, what rings the most is the unbeatable skill that Michael had in being able to touch the human heart – through music and through his heart of giving. His music touched every aspect of the human life. I used to wonder if by some chance I was in the super extended family of Mr. Jackson. Perhaps my great great great great grandparents sat on a plantation along with his singing songs to get them through the days work and pain. Perhaps his ability to transcend into the hearts and minds of the majority of the human population was due to a gift unknowingly given to him centuries ago. Michael Jackson will never be dead or forgotten. He has entered into the lives of too many of us for that to ever happen. He is an icon, a symbol of what it means to be at your best in ones craft at any expense – at the expense of living a “normal” life, at the expense of truly being accepted for who he was. Who really knows all of the sacrifices that Michael Jackson made to be as great as he proved to be in the craft of song writing, composing, singing, entertaining, humanitarianism and more. What we do know is that he has never existed in and of himself and that the path that he took was pathed for him through years of suffering and he, in turn, pathed the way for so many of us. Give thanks and give thanks again for the life and legacy of Michael Jackson.
poetminor said
Thank you for reminding all of us about the created craft and experimental genius of Mr. Jackson. He always pushed the envelope and saw beyond what everyone else was doing. I think we all forget just how much he shaped the music and video industry as well as film. He was an ambassador to the world. Thanks again for sharing.
Aunt BJ said
You put into words for MJ, lessons and wisdom that we all can learn something from. MJ was an entity in one and no one has come close to his greatness yet. There is one in the making and that is yet to be seen. I believe that person is being shaped as we speak.
MJ was put here so one can see what greatness was and still is. Now that he is gone, but not in spirit, he will live on forever in the hearts and minds of most.
In his death, he receives his accolades, something that was denied him, in life.
God in his divinity, gave us MJ for a short time, but left behind memories we can cherish forever.
Hats off to his greatness, struggles and even in death, his brillance.
Thanks for your words that resonates more now than ever.