MICHAEL JACKSON'S DEATH A MIRROR TO THE WHOLE WORLD

Since the death of Michael Jackson, last Thursday, June 25, 2009, the entire world who have known Michael for a decades as the World's Greatest Performer and King of Pop, which brought them the spirit of music has been mourning including his fans through all these days.


Even myself and my family are extending our deepest sympathy to the Jackson's family of his untimely demise. We admired him so much even if we have not seen him in person because from his portrayed images, we could see an in-depth strong affection of a person of good heart. His eyes and smiles speak of love and affection which he was in search. It is sad to know that a genius and a gifted famous artist who have contributed extreme success to the music industry passed away.

We all know that Michael whose real name is Michael Joseph Jackson was the 7th child of the nine children of Joe and Katherine Jackson who was born on August 29, 1958 at Gary, Indiana. His brothers were Sigmund "Jackie", Toriano "Tito", Jermaine, Marlon, Steven "Randy", and sisters Rebbie, Janet and La-Toya Jackson. He started his musical career at the age of 5 as the lead singer of Jackson 5 which was formed in 1964.

During his early childhood, he was a loner and failed to grasp the love of a family and a place to call home, whose childhood having been stripped away by his driven and ambitious father, Joe Jackson. He was a lost boy, deprived of the benefits of being a child, as what other children had because in his tender age of 6, he was already with his brothers performing in the strip clubs of Gary, Indiana whom he learned that his worth was measured by the recording contracts contracted by his father.

As Michael confessed: "There is a lot of sadness in my past life. My father beat me. It was difficult to take being beaten and then going on stage. He was strict; very hard and stern. My father was a management genius. But what I really wanted was a dad."


As a teenager, Michael became painfully shy and embarrassed about his appearance after repeated taunting by his father, calling him "Big Nose". He couldn't do enough plastic surgery to escape the man he saw in the mirror who, as he matured into his 20's, began to look more and more like the father he so dreaded. As his looks transformed, so did his behavior. The man who came to be known as "Wacko Jacko" emerged.

"People think they know me but they don't. Not really. Actually, I am one of the loneliest people on this earth. I cry sometimes, because it hurts. It does. To be honest, I guess you could say that it hurts to be me."

"Success definitely brings on loneliness. People think you're lucky, that you have everything. They think you can go anywhere and do anything, but that's not the point. One hungers for the basic stuff," Michael confessed.

No wonder that when he bought the 2,800 acre estate in Olivos, California, he made the estate as his home and personal park and amusement which he built 22 buildings: a zoo, movie theater, Ferris wheel, merry-go-round, bumper cars, a super slide and other amusement park rides to fill the vacuum of every kid's dream which he miss during his early childhood where then named as the Neverland Ranch.

Michael's music will live on forever as sad as is his death, seems fitting we'll never see him truly grow old. Soon, he will forever be frozen in time of our minds and memories, Peter Pan, the eternal boy, whose star burned brightly for a time and suddenly went into dark. May he find peace in his death that eluded him in life.

These events touch our heart which would help us to know more ourselves. Despite of the negative statements and declaration that people had, despite of all the accusations against him, I still believe that Michael is innocent and a victim of greedy circumstances who were taking advantage of his fame and fortune, where of no recourse had to succumb his life to death to put an end of everything. Whatever judgments you may have about him and how he lived, Michael was still the man in the mirror who was in quest of genuine love and affection. His untimely death is a mirror to everyone unto the whole world. It is a reflection of everyone's life because we don't know if tomorrow will come.

Michael, may you'll find your quest and rest in peace! We admired you so much and we will always LOVE YOU!

Joe Jackson (L), the father of Michael Jackson, and Rev. Al Sharpton speak at a news conference in front of the Jackson family compound in Encino, California on June 29, 2009. Michael Jackson, "The King of Pop," died June 25 at the age of 50. The father of Michael Jackson said Monday no date had been fixed for the pop icon's funeral, revealing that a time-frame would only be known after a second autopsy is complete. Amid frenzied speculation about a possible global memorial service for the music superstar who died last week, Joe Jackson told reporters that funeral plans were still on hold.