haha i think my friends are gonna find be obsessed with mj..i admit i am a little now! by what a wonderful person he was..i admit i only truly started to find out more about his character after his death..earlier on i was only a fan of his talent, his songs..and was neutral to all those ridiculous newspaper reports about him being a paedophile and weirdo..but now, after realising what a beautiful heart he had, i feel so angered by them!! and i'm also a fan of his character and hope to emulate all the wonderful values he possessed consistently throughout his life..
i know most of my friends don't really think well of him..think he's weird, showy, arrogant..and i feel somewhat helpless by it..i really wished i had the ability to convince everyone he is NOT like that at all..but i don't think others would really like to hear much about him, so i decided to blog about it instead.
i know how easy it is to simply believe wad's written in the papers, about him being a paedophile, being gay, losing his sense of identity by becoming white (but he really does have a skin disorder), and to sum it all up, weird. i admit that in the past, while i believed the lawsuits were really a result of greedy ppl who wanted to take advantage of him, i never felt personally against it, because i didn't know the kind of person mj was..but after watching many many of his past interviews and how much he tried to help sick and poor children all over the world (haha i really waste a lot of time everyday watching his vids!), thinking he would ever harm anyone is just ridiculous! and this is based on my own rational judgment of a person's character. i wish i could convinvce everyone to just spend some time to watch his interviews to judge for yourselves what kind of person he was..
but anyway, i wanted to write about how he's become my role model in life..he simply possesses so many values which the world hardly knew about because of all the nonsense, negative press..and the following are some of his values and character traits i hope to emulate in my life too:
1. humility- no matter how much he achieved in life, he would always remind himself that he 'hadn't done it all'..that is why he said he would never place any trophies, awards, or gold records in his house..so that he'll always keep trying in life, instead of sitting back and busking in his own glory (which he easily could at a young age already)..and in every interview which questioned where he got his talent from, he would ALWAYS credit God, and that he's simply an instrument of nature through which God wanted to share his music with others..
2. kind & generous- the media chose not to publicize this just cos it's not sensational..mj is actually in the guiness world records for donating the most money to childrens' charities..and from the beginning, he was always consistent in his belief about how the world should be more like children, for their innocence and purity..he was also brought up to believe he should be like a child and he always quoted Jesus for asking us to be like children..and which other artiste would actually bother to write songs about the world as he did? 'heal the world', 'earth song' and 'we are the world' are such beautiful songs written by mj reminding us to love and care for one another..a message he has always advocated ever since he could think for himself..and when the tsunami struck in 2004, he banded his brothers and other artistes in singing a song 'what can we give' to raise funds for the victims..i just felt so awed by his genuine love and compassion to help others..that despite all the hardship the media gave him, he never lost this passion and desire to give what he could to those in need..
3. forgiving- he was always mild-tempered..i cannot actually imagine him raising that gentle voice of his at anyone! and how many people, not to say celebrities, can even maintain that respectful and humble demeanour? you would never witness him badmouthing another, and despite all the lies that were made against him, he always forgave..
4. innocent- his heart was so pure, he was so naive in wanting to help others, and i guess this is the cause of his downfall..he generously invited sick children to his neverland home to make them happy, and these people started turning against him by suing him for child molest..i can't imagine how hurtful it must have been for him, using his greatest love in life, children, against him..i think this world was not meant for someone as innocent and pure as him..and i guess i can't really be innocent like him too, even though it'd be nice if everyone was..
5. polite- despite his stature, he was never rude or disrespectful to anyone..always saying 'please', 'thank you' etc. and simply regarding others with respect..i guess this is also a result of his humble nature..
6. dedication- i think almost everyone knows how he's a perfectionist in his work..this sound engineer who worked with him on most of his albums said mj would always make sure he stayed up the night before to memorize all the lyrics of all his songs, whether it was written by him and others..he was really one to put in his all in all his work, even if it was very tiring!
7.talent!! hahaha this is something i'll never be able to emulate..and this is wad makes all his above qualities all the more outstanding..some people would be boasting about just the slightest achievement they had, and given his out-of-this-world talent in creating, singing and dancing, its just impossibly rare for anyone to be as humble, loving, polite, kind and sweet as he was! call me obsessed, but he really seems like an angel sent from God..even his voice is so beautiful!
he's also a very intelligent person..in the way he expresses his thoughts so eloquently, and how he always listens very well and answers interview questions to the point..
i decided to post some of his videos which i feel reflect his character here:
i'm glad that this reporter is a good, nice man..not like those heartless reporters who just write nonsense..i appreciate that he's positive about mj and gives him a chance to display his mature thoughts and beautiful heart :)
and this last one, i just found super cute! when diana ross 'caught' him not singing when they were recording 'we are the world'..i think he has such a beautiful and genuine smile :)
and i guess this sums up why he loves children so much; this is a quote by him in one of his interviews-
"Love. Children are loving, they don't gossip, they don't complain, they're just open-hearted. They're ready for you. They don't judge. They don't see things by way of color. They're very child-like. Thats the problem with adults: they lose that child-like quality. And thats the level of inspiration that's so needed and is so important for creating and writing songs and for a sculptor, a poet or a novelist. It's that same kind of innocence, that same level of consciousness, that you create from. And kids have it. I feel it right away from animals and children and nature. Of course."
hehe i wonder how many ppl actually bothered to read thru this lengthy post! but i do hope that more people around the world will not only dispel all the extreme misconceptions they have about him, but also learn to possess all the wonderful traits he did..i really do believe he has one of the most beautiful hearts in the world..
and for those of who are are interested/willing to learn more about him, this is a very good website which showcases the genuine michael jackson in all aspects- from his interviews, music and very importantly, what those who have met him personally have to say about him..
http://www.reflectionsonthedance.com/index.html
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