Michael Jackson's Broken Heart

When you hear the name “Michael Jackson,” you probably have two different thoughts: “incredible performer” and “very strange person.”

I personally think that history will largely remember his legacy of memorable songs, videos, and dance numbers. But it is sad that he’ll always be tagged with his ghostly images, the dangling of his baby from a balcony and his reclusive lifestyle.

I think if we took a real autopsy of Michael Jackson, we would see that he truly died from a broken heart. Whether it was drugs or a heart attack is irrelevant, because he died feeling unloved, lonely and out of place. Even though he was surrounded by people who catered to his every need, he truly died alone.

After producing “Thriller,” the biggest-selling album of all time, Michael Jackson buried his incredible brilliance into a self imposed imprisonment from society. During the prime of this man’s life, at the height of his creative talent, he became invisible all because he felt unloved, unheard, and misunderstood.

So here’s my question: What if Michael Jackson had known that he was truly loved. Not “adored” by screaming fans, but loved just for who he was? What if the little boy, Michael, would have grown up in a home where his mom and dad showed their love for him with their words, gentleness and caring? What if Michael would have known the love of God our Father deep inside his heart?

Can you possibly imagine the unseen talent that was forever buried when they buried that man?

More importantly, what kind of message do we give our children every day? Do our children know that they are loved all the time, or only when they perform? Do our children hear the love in our voice, in our look, in our inflections? Do our kids know how precious they truly are?

I believe that people become their very best when they know they are loved. When they feel the presence of our loving God in their lives, they want to respond by giving their all. They want to respond with their finest.

Oliver Wendall Holmes said, “Most people go to their graves with their music still inside them.” Let’s make sure that we are bringing the music, smiles and laughter out of our children, and show them our love – today.

Get started today. It’s obvious that tomorrow may be too late.
Mark Arens, Motivational Speaker and Author of seven best selling children's books along with Christian soaking music CD's for adults and kids, believes strongly in powerful words of healing and that every person should know they are truly loved! Visit this site for interactive tools which utilize the healing power of positive words. http://www.thumbpeople.com/courage