Dear Friend,
Someone asked me ‘Princess, what do you think about Michael Jackson?’
‘I think he was great!’ I replied. I thought we would leave it that way but this person was not done yet.
‘Princess,’
‘Yes’
‘Do you believe that he will go to heaven?’
‘Who?’
‘Michael Jackson. Are you sure he is fit for heaven?’
I paused and thought for a while. I knew I must give an answer. So I said; ‘Let God be the one to determine that’
It is so amazing how people are fast in judging others. It is so sad to discover that those who are experts in condemning others are the ones with worst crimes ever.
We are here on earth to make a mark, to create meaning to other people’s lives.
We are not here to destroy unless we decide to do this. Our lives are not just for us alone but to bless others, to make life worth living for others, to share love, laughter, helping hands, smile, and many wonderful things of life together.
And that was what Michael Jackson did. He came and proved his destiny beyond doubt.
There is no doubt that we are also aware of this part of our lives that portraits our weaknesses. Michael Jackson had his, I have mine and of course, you have yours. Every human on planet earth has individual weakness that may be one or multiple. And because Michael’s weakness worked against his good nature while he was alive does not or cannot be the ultimate fact for anyone to conclude that he was a bad man.
Last night, I sat throughout his memorial. My internet connection went off and I have to reconnect it again before I was able to watch the entire live event. Believe me, I lost myself to tears.
During her speech at the memorial, US Congress Lady, Sheila Jackson Lee emphasised so hard on some people’s focus on Michael Jackson’s weakness. She concluded by saying Michael was ‘innocent until proven guilty’ she said it right.
I would like to add to this by saying that judging people for their weaknesses is wrong. We must not be pushed to doing this when we know within our privacies that we have our own weaknesses.
Let us focuses more on trying to make life better and sweeter for those around us, in our world and also for ourselves.
Cheers!
Princess Ayelotan
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