My opinion on this matter is the following:
I don't believe in a god. I only believe that we, as individual human beings - inhabitants of the EARTH - can make every change we want. In our life, our invironment, in our society, in the world.
Michael did sent out THAT message.
He wasn't a god, a messias. He only was a man that inspired so many around the world.
It really bothered me during the memorial that they really kept talking about how much Michael helped the black community. OK. He really did do a lot for it, but he was much MORE then that. He did so much more.
He wasn't an african-american, he was a man from this planet. Not bound to a single race. Or perhaps bound to ALL races (which on a side note, do not exist).
To see him as a god, a man that can control all living beings, is - in my humble opinion - too far fetched.
BUT he does come close to a Gandi, or a Martin Luther King Jr. Why? Because everything he did, was about lightening the suffering of all people.
A lot of songs he wrote, were autobiographical, others were to bring awareness to the world.
He indeed did everything in his power to spread his message. And his message, isn't that different from Gandhi or King.
The point is, he did it. He spread his message. And yes, he was able (and luckily still is) to connect to people. To make people smile that were in the deepest hell of their lives. You should try that, you wouldn't be able to.
In the following way he was more god then most 'regular' people. He had a heart as big as the earth. He ate, breathed and lived the life of love. He gave all of his love to his fans and everybody that would listen. Sadly, most of the times, it only were his FANS that listened. Since the rest of the world was focussed on what kind of freak he was.
But he was no freak. He was Michael Jackson. With - for regular peoples understanding - a different way of living, of showing his love. He always showed it. And most people, rarely do that.
