Most Strange

The 24/7 media frenzy is partly to blame, but I find it strange how the world picks and chooses its idols. 1.6 million people registered for a lottery to get tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial when they could have avoided traffic and stayed home to watch on TV if they were so interested. There were pastors aplenty and the whole affair had more of a spiritual tone than spectacular. "He was an inspiration to us all" said one lottery winner and "He is heaven now teaching the Angels how to dance." said another. Really?
Is it not a perverted society when those things that should repel us attract us? The above photo collage speaks volumes about this man. He was so dissatisfied with what God gave him that in the process of doing it over himself, he became a freak in every sense of the word. He had three marriages although the definition of marriage has to altered in his case. He was suspected of and accused of child molestation, and when his house was searched, it was found to be more like a pharmacy than a home, with at least 10 different types of addicting drugs, including methadone and Demerol.
With only mild apologies to Michael Jackson fans, I must say that his perversion was evident early on in his music videos when he made grabbing one's own crotch the norm in entertainment.
There is no doubt he was talented, but what he made of his life and what his life became is not the stuff of heroes or icons. I had pity for him, as I do for anyone who has lost their way in life, and it is too bad that all the pastors are now only paying attention to his cold body. He needed their help many years ago.