We all mourn the passing of Michael Jackson. He was an icon that touched all of us. The saddest part of his death is that it reminds me that we need tragedy to bring us together as a community and a country. I can't help but think back to 9/11 and see that the same type of emotion is now gripping our communities--the one where we are reminded of our own mortality. Death brings us closer to one another and makes us reflect that time is very short. It is not a stretch to say that death is lurking in the shadows for all of us.
Is it any wonder that Michael's music is flying out of the stores now? Why weren't people buying it up months ago? Months ago Michael was alive and well and ready for a comeback. It is his death that has made us all sentimental for him and for our own lives.
Man is a strange animal indeed. It takes an outpouring of sadness or a shock to make us take a step back, to become gentle with each other. Who's BAD?
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