Powerful words that can gain true meaning after death.
After closely observing the incredible power of the aftermath of Michael Jackson’s death, the outpouring of emotion and a genuine sense of confusing grief, it’s now time for us to address it here.
Why does it feel confusing? After all, he is a mortal man; eventually he would have to die. But MJ was one of those unique humans who are more than just a human. He was, and will be even more so now, a medium, a mirror, a punching bag and glue: the medium from which our hopes and aspirations expanded, the mirror in which society saw itself, the punching bag where we discharged our frustrations, and the glue that connected generations.
Somehow it’s understandable, this feeling of confusion, and the apparent reality that the King of Pop’s death can trump a Cold War meeting of the minds. They were just talking about nuclear disarmament anyway.
Watching his daughter speak for the first time, as she communicated to all of us that he is a human, a father, a person, made us even more confused and lost. But, strangely, it also gave us a sense of unity with our fellow human race, from the Apollo Theater to the Filipino prison and culminating in a beautiful girl crying… We realize that even our tears are the water that we all share.
Here’s to you, MJ. One day we will heal the world.
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