My Eulogy for Michael Jackson

Although I do not know MJ personally, I feel I know him spiritually. He was a truly gifted human being who changed the world. But in the last 15 years of his life, he began to show his anger and behaved differently. It was his silent call for help but no one was listening. Most people were too busy labelling him such. Not many truly understood him or what he was trying to say. To most people, he was strange because people tend to look at things superficially. Just because he behaved differently, people say he is wacko or mad, and he wore the label like a stigma.

In the years he needed help the most, his friends and fans abandoned him. In the years he needed understanding, some people saw opportunity and took advantage of him, including a father of a young boy who claimed that he was molested by MJ and a Saudi prince. Both were paid millions out of court.

He was never convicted of child molestation but that left him a broken man. I feel that he was the one who was "raped" from young by fame and fortune. He suffered a crippling mental illness and was addicted to anti depressants and pain killers. And like many who suffer from mental anguish and mental illness, he faced stigmatization. He was judged and thought to be so full of himself. So sad, in a world so advanced, we are so prejudiced and judgmental.

But in death, he is restored to the light being that came from the Source, the Ultimate Being and is united with It. It shouldn't be us wishing him Rest In Peace. It should be us to rest in peace. He has gone home.

In Memory of A Truly Gifted Singer

Michael Jackson, whatever you may call him, Wacko, The Gloved One, King of Pop, is a light being who came to Earth to live the life he did, to experience, to be who he is. People will always remember him for the person he was in this lifetime (an entertainer, a performer) but more importantly, he should be remembered as a light being just like any of us. Whatever he did visible to all is what we see. What we do not see is his inner self, his light.

As another light being, he is perhaps like Osho, ostracised by society for being different. Osho spoke well, MJ sang well.

And like most light being, living this life on Earth which is full of challenges is just one part of the whole, which is the very reason why a lot of us suffer mental anguish and illness.

From one who suffers from depression, I give tribute to one who suffered from mental illness and stood strong.