While any death is sad, what is especially saddening about Michael Jackson's death is what it says about our society. This person was a sad and lonely figure, the result of a twisted, immoral way of thinking, most probably carried to the extreme of being a pervert. Yet he is hailed worldwide, for what? For his abilities to entertain on a stage. People are devastated and say so openly. I heard one commentator compare him to Mozart. People just don't know how to think any more - not only how to think Biblically, but even just with some moral basis to their thoughts. Michael Jackson's life was not worthy of the world's huge praise - just its pity.
Farrah Fawcett's death does sadden me. I watched the rerun of the special on her cancer fight, and she truly was brave in her fight with this terrible disease. There was also something endearing about her - if one can mentally get past the mechanism of how she rose to fame, her lovely smile and personality appeared to be genuine. In interviews, people who grew up with her said that even though it was obvious that with her beauty all the boys were all attracted to her, the girls liked her too - she was truly a friendly person. However, it does not seem to matter to people that she lived in an immoral situation for much of her life. I found myself watching the special on her life, thinking that she seemed to be a very likeable person, and hoping that somehow, particularly in the closing days of her life if not before, that she found the true way to salvation, and is now in heaven - not as an angel, but as one who has been redeemed.
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Amen! We heard Sunday from the pulpit that we had a death the media thought worthy due to popularity (Ed McMahon), a death worthy of media due to allure and beauty (Farrah), and a death worthy due to "talent,"(Michael). There was a death last week of a missionary in northern Africa, who was killed by terrorists. Though he sacrificed his life in his calling to win souls to Christ, not a word was mentioned in our media. Sad commentary on our world, as you wrote so well.
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Michael Jackson's life is just so sad to me. He was such a cute little kid. I watched a retrospective on his life and saw that he didn't really have a childhood -- he talked about hearing other kids playing, but he couldn't go and play because he had to practice. That made some of his actions make sense -- like calling his ranch "Neverland." Then it showed a picture of him when he was older before all the plastic surgery and a picture of his dad, and he looked a lot like him. It was theorized that all the physical changes were due to his wanting not to look like his dad, who was pretty harsh. That all doesn't justify some of his actions. But overall I just felt so sad for him. I don't know that someone who could share the gospel would have had access to either of them, but I hope so.
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