We are now in day VI of a VII part series of my ode to Michael Jackson.

Today I’ll concentrate on Michael’s pure voice.  After all, he was a prodigy.  He hit notes when he was a little boy that would make one’s hair stand on end.

Michael was a strikingly handsome young man. Yet, he claims his father would tell him that he had a big nose (in a negative way) and say other nasty things to him.

People are strange. Some folks can take negativity, bounce back and move beyond it. Others get stuck there and never overcome.  I’ll never forget Tavis Smiley’s testimony of how he and his sister were humiliated in front of the church when they were children.  Then at home they were beaten to the point of hospitalization due to a lie that was told on them.  Tavis bounced back and did well in life.  His sister ended up on crack.

Marlon Jackson (according to Marlon and Michael) recieved more beatings than did Michael growing up. Yet, Marlon married at 19 and is still married to that same woman.  He is balanced and happy.  Michael on the other hand…..well, I want to stay positive so I won’t even go into how he suffered over the years.

In any event, let’s remember that gorgeous voice!

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