hildax3rawr
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One of the things that has worried me most since Michael's death (after his children's well being) has bee how we should go about carrying Michael's great legacy. It worried me because my generation grew up with Michael in court so it takes so many of them are very ignorant to the extortion scheme and actually think Michael was a pedophile. It made me worried because if my generation can't carry on Michael's legacy, then what will happen to it? Will it disappear after my generation is gone? This honestly worried me so much.
But this all changed today. I was in my room and my mom came up to call me for dinner. When she did, I had "We Are The World" playing as I did my homework. She then told me a story of what happened today to her friend. Her friend has two sons, one 4 and one 6. The youngest son shows some musical inclinations and she is a Michael Jackson fan. About two months before Michael died, she started playing his music to her sons and he really liked Michael Jackson. Not only did he like Michael Jackson but when he saw Michael Jackson dance/perform (on video obviously) he, like the rest of us became mesmerized by Michael's pure talent. When Michael died, his mom came up to him and told him that Michael had gone to heaven. At first, the boy was really upset. Then he looked at his mom and said "Can we still sing his songs?" and his mom said "Of course" and then he said "It's okay mommy. We can still he sing his songs". My mom saw him today and the little boy asks her if he can show her something. She says yes so he grabs his guitar, plays and sings "We Are The World" for my mom. The whole song too! Then when my mom asked him about Michael he said "His in Heaven now but we can still sing his songs."
This brought a smile to my face and made me realize that Michael's legacy will live on. My generation is tainted, yes. When we were actually starting to pay attention to Hollywood, Michael was in a child molestation trial. We assumed he was guilty. But these children have a clean slate. They'll get Michael's legacy. They'll get his great performances and his great music. They'll be able to see from the beginning that Michael wasn't guilty. This new generation will grow up without Michael physically but I don't think that they'll ever really be without him.
So my question to you is, what how do you think we can pass on his legacy and do him proud? This coming generation will have a clean slate, they'll love him because they'll see him in a different light than my generation does but obviously we want everyone to see Michael in that light. So what do you think we can do to show Michael in the best light possible? We owe it to him and we owe it to the children.
But this all changed today. I was in my room and my mom came up to call me for dinner. When she did, I had "We Are The World" playing as I did my homework. She then told me a story of what happened today to her friend. Her friend has two sons, one 4 and one 6. The youngest son shows some musical inclinations and she is a Michael Jackson fan. About two months before Michael died, she started playing his music to her sons and he really liked Michael Jackson. Not only did he like Michael Jackson but when he saw Michael Jackson dance/perform (on video obviously) he, like the rest of us became mesmerized by Michael's pure talent. When Michael died, his mom came up to him and told him that Michael had gone to heaven. At first, the boy was really upset. Then he looked at his mom and said "Can we still sing his songs?" and his mom said "Of course" and then he said "It's okay mommy. We can still he sing his songs". My mom saw him today and the little boy asks her if he can show her something. She says yes so he grabs his guitar, plays and sings "We Are The World" for my mom. The whole song too! Then when my mom asked him about Michael he said "His in Heaven now but we can still sing his songs."
This brought a smile to my face and made me realize that Michael's legacy will live on. My generation is tainted, yes. When we were actually starting to pay attention to Hollywood, Michael was in a child molestation trial. We assumed he was guilty. But these children have a clean slate. They'll get Michael's legacy. They'll get his great performances and his great music. They'll be able to see from the beginning that Michael wasn't guilty. This new generation will grow up without Michael physically but I don't think that they'll ever really be without him.
So my question to you is, what how do you think we can pass on his legacy and do him proud? This coming generation will have a clean slate, they'll love him because they'll see him in a different light than my generation does but obviously we want everyone to see Michael in that light. So what do you think we can do to show Michael in the best light possible? We owe it to him and we owe it to the children.
