MJ THE WARRIOR

The media frenzy continues around the sudden death of Michael Jackson. Larry King is set up with stories for many weeks to come! The hungry giant of the 24/7 news-babble must be fed. However, as I focus my laser beam on the whole picture, I question the idea that gossipy intrigue and curiosity is the driving force behind the prolonged mourning of the King of Pop. We have seen and experienced global mourning of celebrities in the past and through modern streams of media we have the meta-view of how it seems to feed upon itself.

The commonality that I perceive in this is deeper and more primal than a hunger for intrigue. In a world of war and corruption and a culture of fear, there is evident in these events, a profound craving of the soul for connection with others that transcends age, colour, creed, and race. This longing to be connected has not been satiated by modern technology and constant exchanges by text. If anything, we are more separated than ever before in our history. In grief, we can touch and feel and pool our tears. Our tears for the human condition, the struggles, the aloneness.

We have always been attracted to the tragic hero of both fiction and reality. What is unique in Michael Jackson’s case is that he seems to embody all of those “heroes” who have gone before him. We cannot know his troubled mind, but we can feel his soul. We relate to his human frailty, his suffering and his message of love. It is as though a power greater than himself was channeled through his fragile body to deliver a message to unite through love and forgiveness and acceptance. That is all there really is. As he so deeply wished, his message will live on in his music, his lyrics:

“If you wanna make the world a better place, Take a look at yourself and make that…change” Man in the Mirror.

Rest your weary head, Michael. You are a warrior and your message has been heard.
We are the world….we are the children…

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