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Originally Posted by pope1982

Jackson hid most of the time because the media constantly gouged at him and the way he chose to live his life. So with his come back tour scheduled and rehearsals underway as well as the fact that he was a 50 year old man, the sudden death of such a bright star was very much a shock.
It hurt to realize this really IS it.
It is easy for us to forget in our day to day lives what a HUGE star he was and how many people around the world who's lives he touched. People who cannot even speak English can perform his songs in perfect English.

Janet, remember... as much as one can, we had time to prepare ourselves for Farrah and Eds passings. She was sick for a very long time and he was elderly also ill towards the end.

As Americans and human beings, I think it important with the passing of time, with the new age of technology texting/instant messaging/googling and personal profiling... we remain and teach our children a little more empathy, tolerance, acceptance and patience for our fellow man.

Originally Posted by judy

It was on every single major channel! Now, "experts" are discussing who should get his children, and where his money is going. This is not our business, nor is it important for anyone except his family to know. His daughter Paris was so eloquent, and so beautiful! It was also nice to see that his family gathered around him in his death.

He really was a genius, and he broke racial barriers, which were really important. He left behind quite a legacy. On the other hand, he really was very troubled and a sad person. Did he molest those children, or did their parents find a cash cow? If he was a pedophile, why were there children sleeping over there with him? I wouldn't let mine near him if I thought that he was harmful.
I have a lot of trouble trusting people who get paid off like those parents did.
He was never found guilty either. It's like the Kobe Bryant story. I did not believe that young woman was raped at all. She was cashing in.

Did he have too much plastic surgery? Yes he sure did! So what? He was crazy by then. Did he harm anyone but himself by doing that? No! Is it very sad?
I think so.

In the Buddhist religion, it is taught that you keep reincarnating until you get it right. (Right being becoming enlightened, or one with God). It is also thought that an early death is sometimes due to the fact that this particular reincarnation is going badly. I feel that maybe that's what happened to him. So brilliant, so talented, no childhood, no guidance....maybe it needed to end so that his soul could start over, either in another life, or in heaven, whichever you believe in.

So, in the end, Michael Jackson is still dead no matter what the media wants to probe and delve into this and that. I expect Gloria Allred to speak out on behalf of something really soon. Dr. Phil may or may not do a show on some part of it and Nancy Grace is all busy with it.

Rest in Peace, Michael Jackson.

Well said Pope and Judy, i fully agree with what you both said.

The man obviously was a bit disturbed, and i do believe his childhood had all to do with it.
The world was in shock when the news came out, but it was the same when Elvis Presley, and John Lennon passed, not only Michael Jackson.