Michael Jackson

"If they say, 'why? why?', tell them that its human nature.

'Why? Why?' - Cos they do it that way.

I like living this way."

Those are some of the lyrics which echoed in my head when I heard that Michael Jackson, aged 50, passed away yesterday. I don't want to say much about his life because I don't believe in talking too much about the dead; because you start with the good about them, which leads to discussion about the bad about them, and before you know it you've said way more than is necessary or validated. And that may be human nature, so it may be excusable at times.

All I have to say is: To a man whose music I grew up listening to and was inspired by tracks such as Man in the Mirror, They Don't Really Care About Us, and Heal The World;

To a man whose music my folks thought it was ok to listen to because he wasn't ashamed to sing lovingly to a woman and not demean her in every other lyric;

To a man whose concert I enjoyed as a young girl (except when he performed Thriller, I was scarrrred!);

And to a man who time and time again I wished could get help for so many unseen and unknown issues in his life that manifested publicly -

I hope his soul finds peace.