Michael Jackson 's "Story"

Once upon a time there was a little boy named Michael Jackson.  His parents were Jehovah Witness and his siblings showed him the classic signs of sibling rivalry.  His childhood was taken away with
work and dedication to a craft that made him one of the most famous musicians in the world  - a world wide entertainer.  People came from all parts of the country just to catch a glimpse of him.  The stages he performed on were often flanked with screaming, idolizing fans and the people he met were enamoured at the meeting of someone so famous.

His life was ordinary in the world of Michael Jackson, but to the outside world it was morbidly different.  He looked different, he acted different and he said things "normal" people didn't say.  He quoted the bible and Jesus, he often played with children and laughed at slumber parties as if he was a child himself.  Sometimes he would peek his head up and look out toward the rest of the world.  He would see poverty, depression and devastation.  Pain, turmoil and wickedness in the hearts of some men.  The man, Michael would wonder why they didn't understand that to change the world they had to change themselves - that they too had to become like children and begin to understand the wonder of life and not look at all the pain.  "Where is this world headed?" he wondered, and "what can I do?".  He thought very hard and spent many hours and nights praying for the truth to be told to him, when one night an angel appeared to him.  She was dressed all in white and had the most glittery smile he had ever seen.  "Where did you come from?" he exclaimed.  "I've come from the heavens to answer your prayers", she said.  "If you are here to answer my prayers does that mean the world will change?" "No", the angel responded, "but you can start it today".  "How?" Michael asked.  "By becoming the change you wish to see."

The man Michael thought for a moment "become the change I wish to see...I know what I want to see.  I want to see happy children playing, loving parents and time being spent together.  Good quality time, not a walk in the park, but a swing on the swings and a go on the teeter totter"  He got his things together and called in some people to help.  He formed a company called "Heal the World Foundation".  This was his mission; what was in his heart.  The entertainer Michael Jackson was not Michael Jackson the man.  Michael Jackson the man was human, he had a heart and he wanted change.  His life was not in vein, for the change he made in the world spurred a great number of his fans to make change too.  The angel was right.  By becoming the change he wished to see in the world, he could truly start to heal it.

Won't you start today too?