Death is one thing that has always scared me. That probably shows a lack of faith in my relationship with God more than anything. Being the person I am it is a struggle not to question what comes next. What has gotten me thinking about death lately is all the famous lives that have been lost recently. Some of these caught my attention more than others. This has all made me wonder why we can't give these people peace in death?
David Carradine was found in a somewhat compromising position in his death. Steve McNair the same. Michael Jackson had a "mysterious" death. Why do we or the media focus on the circumstances of their deaths so much? None of us are above faults in our lives. But they are dead and no longer here. Why not celebrate their life and be happy that they will hopefully be moving on to a better place? That wouldn't be sensational enough. We love controversy and feed on peoples mistakes and misfortunes. It seems so petty and useless to me. Entertainment at the expense of another persons loss of life.
Michael Jackson was a spectacle the last few years, and now they have done the same thing with his death. Part of me is happy he is gone because maybe now he can find peace outside of the spotlight in which he spent his entire life. That had to be draining. I am definitely sick of all the coverage. Really, just let his family and friends morn. We don't need to know the details of his passing. He is gone. Some nurse is all on TV talking about what Jackson asked her for. Got to get her five minutes in.
McNair, a good player and what seemed like a good person was apparently having an affair. Or maybe there was an understanding with his wife. Who knows. Doesn't really matter. He was too young, and so was the young lady. There are four young men who will now grow with no father. Families have lost loved ones. But all I see, read and hear about are people talking about this relationship with the woman. So much focus on the negative rather than the positive. It is a shame to live a decent life and have it treated like this after you have moved on.
I just wish we could give people peace in death. Is there anything in your life or at your house that if you ended to day would change the way people look at you? Would you want it made all public?
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I agree, and I feel that we should let them have their peace in life as well as death. It doesn't matter what people who did not know them thinks in past or present. When they die they will have their day in judgement and none of our or the media's opinion matters. The big picture has nothing to do with opinions nor media. Media always looks for the big and bigger story they are not contempt with just celebrating lives because that does not make the ratings sky rocket. It will always be someone looking for the secrets and skeletons mostly because they have some of their own. It is sad when people use someone else's life style to justify their own, suddenly when someone else life is looked down on everyone else's doesn't look so bad.
Personally, I would not care one way or another what anyone says about my life besides my love ones and my Creator. That is the only opinions that matters to me. If something is found in my home that is questionable, I would have still lived my life loving my family and friends loving me. Finding skeletons could not change my love nor my lifestyle. What is said about me when I die by people who did not know me does not change that fact and sure would not change the way I lived my life. I was me, take it or leave it, unless I have to come back and explain the questionable things, which I would not; I am completely content with the way I live my live and the people I have in my live. At the end of the day everyone will have their day in judgement and you should try living your life trying to please the judge not the rest of the court room.
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