Accept that this sorrowful song will never be heard/experienced the same after learning from Jermaine in this very way, how much this song meant to Michael. In context to his life and how he chose to live it, against all odds, despite several life incidents that would cause most people to break down and give up, Michael apparently still chose to believe in people. It calls upon that life motto, “what one gives, one shall receive.” I hope all who surrounded him in his 50 years of life, gave him the love he needed and deserved. Besides a select few, no one will ever really know.
I can’t-nor do I want-to ignore the utter contrast in media attention pre- and postmortem. He was portrayed as anything but angelic and inspirational in the media over most of the past decade. Regardless, I’m touched by the positivity caught in today’s service. I cringe in anticipation of the sensationalized aftermath attention to his relatives, especially his three children. For all that’s good that resided in this one human being, whose influence reached more people than several former presidents (what else to compare him to??), I can’t help but wish he had been recognized for it while he was alive and with us. True to human nature, we cherish that which we lose.
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