Today is June 25th, 2010. This officially marks the one-year anniversary of MJ’s passing.
People grieve, others sing, some reminisce quietly. It’s a day of difficult sentiment – when you lose someone, it feels like you’re always torn between celebrating their joyous moments and the sting you feel when you realize there won’t be any more of those moments with them. Doubts take over and you just wonder, no matter what faith you have, no matter what dogma you believe in, if they just are okay.
I did not know Michael Jackson. I did not meet him, nor spoke to him, nor shook his hand. I just listened to him. I listened to him sing and I watched him dance because he could do it better than anyone in this world. And that was good enough for me.
I am not a religious person. I’m not sure what kind of faith I have. I know I believe in people, I believe in nature, I believe in art. Where those come from, I don’t know. I don’t even know if I care. I’m just happy they are here. I’m just happy I get to experience them.
Michael Jackson’s talent had an almost supernatural quality to it. No one can put their finger on how exactly the power of his art came to be, and no one can really verbalize how his music makes them feel. Myself, included. Perhaps it’s that constant reassurement, completely void of cynicism, distrust & contempt. Perhaps it’s its transcending movement, beyond ages, genders, colours and countries. He managed to break down barriers – and he did it the right way, without violence, malice or fraud.
He did go through hell and back. Most of us do too. Well, it’s the most mundane thing in the world : life’s hard. Life’s hard for everyone – we all struggle at our own degrees. Some more than others, whether we were born in starving african plains, or in an identitary search through American suburbia. We meet dishonest people, we get disappointed and we mourn. But let me go on with more trite : life’s also beautiful. It’s beautiful in the echo of a sound, in the colour of an image and in the warmth of an embrace. I don’t care if that is uncool, or cheesy or trite or mundane. I care that there were people like Michael Jackson in the world to know how to create that, and to share it with us. He didn’t go anywhere. He is still here. He lives forever through creation and sound. Art does not die. Art is the greatest warrior in this world. It survived milleniums, wars, detractors and dictators.
Thank you, Michael. For being and having been. For existing always. May you feel peace wherever you are. Your message was given.
Beautifully said Anna! He is truly a blessing to this earth contributing with his music, singing, dancing and of course love. That will always remain as time goes by, legends never die.
he was born like a star to illimunate the world with all his talents and unique character.he touched our lives in many ways.He may be far from us now but he still shines like a star.
“The meaning of life is contained in every single expression of life. It is present in the infinity of forms and phenomena that exist in all of creation.”
“Let us dream of tomorrow where we can truly love from the soul, and know love as the ultimate truth at the heart of all creation.”
He will always be a star shining in our hearts… for eternity.
@ Anna K.
Just curious. Are you quitting the hoax? If so I don blame you because clues are not that easy to com by anymore. Its as if the whole thing has come to a standstill.
I dont know what to feel anymore. I tried accepting that he’s dead but Iwas always denying myself that moment of acceptance as all the inconsistencies regarding the whole case would come sprinting back into my memory.
Both sides of the balance are evenly tilted. I just hope that by the time its all over, we end up on the right side of it.
I remember you from the old MJHD days. I met you once inside the chatroom. I dunno if you remember me though.
Hello ! I do remember you
I’m not quitting the investigation right now – I was just away for a couple of weeks because I was attending a training session hehe
Right now, news are scarce so I won’t be posting much unless something new comes up. I’m also working on re-investigating initial leads and documents that might have been overlooked, making calls, trying to make contacts. If anything new comes up, I’ll make sure to update the blog in any case. Just working in the shadow right now.
You’re right, it’s evening out right now. The conclusion of what’s happening is still blurry and it’s not getting clearer by the day. Hopefully, the outcome will be positive but I’m starting to doubt it.
I wouldn’t blame anyone who decides to get over it right now – I think holding on for a year was already brave enough.
However my mind keeps going and I’m one of those who can’t seem to let stuff go in general. Blessing and a curse one would say lol
I hope to hear more from you soon and thanks for reading !
I sent you an MSN invite. Hope you got it. Actually, I cant write all the stuff that I want to write over here….for obvious reasons, you know them well.
See you when I see you.
I have not seen anyone take notice to the ‘leaked’ song and the timing of “A Place With No Name”. After all, we are asked to believe that an item which has sat on a shelf for more than 20(?) years suddenly finds itself in the open? without someone else on the tracks with him? Then there is also the ‘This Is It’/Final Curtain call announcement – as if Michael has seen the future.
While I have my moments of believing in any sort of “Hoax” (especially when I watch the uTube videos which clearly show impersonators and beg to ask “Is this he?”).. I do find it odd that things we are being shown seem oddly ‘Alice in Wonderland”
“drink me”, “eat me”
Things are all maddening when you try to wrap your head around – the family really so untrustworthy? Even beloved Mother with her coffee table ‘fan’ splurge – Paris and Blanket appearing on uTube, cryptic messages by the siblings – Joe… okay, nothing Joe does is surprising anymore, but it almost seems as if Joe/Oxman are providing the ‘get out of jail’ free card for Murray by pointing fingers in all directions. (After all, if only takes a few seasons of NCIS or SVU to know that only 1 person goes down for murder, the rest are ‘accessories’.
Sure, this all could be about $$ – and let’s face facts – right now, up until probably Mike’s B-Day next month – ANYTHING with MJ on it is gonna be a hot ticket. Then.. the 25th anniversary and the 50th…
But there are also the ‘Things that make you go hmmmm…” the fact that for such a perfectionist as Mike was – he really thought that only 3 months was enough time for a full-on tour? After nearly 10 yrs of ‘retirement’? The autograph that says ’2011′ and the dancers still being under contract until such time. What’s with 2011??? The London tour would have been done by April/May of this 2010…
Of course, it could be all very much ‘truth’ that is unbeLIEvable simply because a beloved icon has left us. A man, who many of us feel was unjustly crucified in the media and who died before obtaining the well-deserved ‘cleansing of his name and reputation’.
I continue to wait and watch and try to do what I can to spread love and kindness; in a world that has all but forgotten such needless things.
Although I am not an active participant in all the theories of hoax, addiction, murder … WHATEVER – I applaud YOU for keeping it level headed and factual.
Thank you!