Michael Jackson: 50 years

Michael Jackson did something remarkable with his life. He took the best ideas of the 1960s and 1970s and for that matter of all the years that there have been humans and put them to song in such a way that it touched almost everyone.

I know there are some people who will just never get it and who have to be cynical about him and his life. And he appears to have done it better than most others. Otherwise, why are people treating his passing they way they are?

Over 1 billion people watched his memorial service on TV today. How many more will watch it on the internet or Dvd or DVR? Something in his music and dancing and music touched almost everyone on earth and gave people hope of a better world where all the different kinds of people on earth could get along and find a way forward in their lives.

Because he was basically non-violent and non-threatening he broke through many barriers just like a musical Ghandi for all races and creeds. What he was able to do paved the way for so many even Obama. In his short 50 years somehow he was able to help change the world and attitudes both in the United States and the world almost single handedly. 50 years ago what Michael was able to do would have been unthinkable for a black man to accomplish. But Michael dreamed a big dream and stayed talented and non-violent. If one is both kind and persistent it is amazing what they can do!