Gone but still Moonwalking in Our Hearts.

No many individuals can, had or have captured the world's imagination so much the way he has.

What a legend that is Michael Jackson.

I can't say I'm his biggest fan.

Nor his biggest fanatic.

But an observer of half his life.

I remember the first song that I ever remember that was from Michael Jackson was his Earth Song.

I was about 7-8 when that was out and I remember the song was good for me in the fact that it was kinda catchy, and it has a good tune to it.

But I didn't understand what the lyrics meant until I was older.

Obviously now that I am older, I know the song is about the environmental destruction we've caused to the world.

So this is my first taste of who MJ was.

And as I've gotten older, I began to listen to music from years past and one name that is always mentioned is Michael Jackson.

His music has been put on albums which have to this date outsold anything else before and after it.

His songs are songs that I remember well.

Even though I wasn't aware of his peak in popularity.

I've done my homework on him.

I don't foresee any artist hereon in selling the amount of albums as Jackson did.

He is truly a legend.

His death is untimely.

At 50, you'd think you have a good few decades at least.

But unfortunately for us, he's in a better place right now.

Rest in Peace Michael Jackson.

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My mood has been sombre today because of his death.

The breaking news from the night before touched my heart.

And tonight when I was working, I had a sense of 'I know how Michael Jackson felt'....

Although I wasn't pressured to lead a life of fame and fortune.

I've never been pressured to do anything in my life.

But I've had obligations which I had to fulfil which I don't know if they've hampered me in any way.

Of course if asked, I'd say yes they did.

But thinking about it deeply, I maybe just didn't give myself the best chance in life.

And tonight, when I was working in the shop, the wee boy had said from the start of work, he didn't want to be working tonight.

He never wants to work.

I guess that was no different.

I see him sitting there, playing with his pathetic iPhone and poking it here and there, finger left and right, parents in the kitchen shouting at him to give them a hand, and I was wading in with pleas of assistance but because I'm kind of his employee, I didn't ask with like a cry for help way, but a nice give me a hand.

But anyways his parent's plea, and my requests fell on deaf ears.

His dad shouted at him later and said come into the kitchen and help us or go home.

When he heard the words 'go home', he immediately sprung from the chair and proceeded to the door.

And that was him.

I was thinking about how my life had been like that.

In the past, in my first shop, when I was old enough, I'd be working in the counter and the kitchen.

There was a point when and where I didn't like it.

I wanted to be playing with my friends, running about.

But I got over that stage when I started to get paid decent.

Hehe.

And when I realised that life isn't always about playing.

But here is this little boy who absolutely detests working there, yet because he is their parent's son, he has to.

One wonders how many other kids are forced into a working situation like him.

Like me.

Like Michael Jackson.

Although we can't compare ourselves with Michael Jackson.

The fact that we were doing things when really, we ought to be playing with our friends, having a laugh.

We've been working for our parents.

I can't complain really, I was only working like a few nights a week.

That's nothing compared to Michael Jackson, who has been doing from pretty much the day he could walk.

He missed out on his childhood.

And although this wee boy at work will not have worked the same amount of hours as Michael did.

One thing they'll have in common is that they'll say is their childhoods weren't the ones that they wished for.

I can't say whether their parenting is good or not.

But one thing is for certain is that I don't want my children working when they don't want to.

Children should be children.

PS. I Love You.

How to do the Impossible?

I said to a friend recently, was a total spur of the moment thing;

Not even God can keep everybody happy.

I was thinking throughout these last couple of weeks how my life of late is about keeping everybody happy.

Some things, some people need to be kept happy more than others.

But overall I think I've managed ok.

But how do I do the impossible; keep everybody happy?

There's things I do that appeal to people, and there's things I do that don't.

But at the end of the day, am I in the business of keeping everyone happy?

No.

But when I do upset someone, I might not hear the end of it.....

I think some people are just more easily annoyed than others.

And when that is, I really don't have time for either their petulance, their dependance on me thinking I know everything, their misunderstanding, their general demeanour and their pettiness.

I pride myself on being civil with everyone.

But how do you do that when people are stabbing me in the back?

Not literally.

But really how do you?

I normally try not to take anything bad to heart.

And that whatever you've been hit with, that's nothing compared to what we've been hitting God with.

But when someone has hurt me, I immediately try forgive and forget.

Or at least stay mad at them until the end of the day and then the next day, its forgotten about.

I think sometimes people fail to realise that the hurt only hurts the amount you want it to.

If your quite a laid back person, and can take the punches, your obviously not gonna care if someone calls you a name or two.

But if your quite an emotional fragile being, then something like that can cause you hurt and its only you dwelling on it does the hurt become almost a crime.

The world would be a better place if people just practice forgive and forget.

I believe the people that have hurt you did it unintentionally.

Believe me when I say most people out there don't wake up and say I'm gonna hurt so and so.

That doesn't happen!

Maybe only a few.

But generally were all good folk I believe.

If your good, then try and forgive them after reading this.

PS. I Love You.