Tears for a stranger...

I was never a fan of Michael Jackson and to be honest I don't think I have heard any of his songs all the way through. I supppose that is why noone was more surprized than me when my eyes filled with tears when Daniel told me that he was gone. Perhaps it was because a person has to wonder if the man had any real friends at all. My first thought was, "the ground is level at the foot of the cross and no man stands higher than I." That is an excerpt from a song that the Dunn's sang when I was a teenager. Like I told Daniel, when Michael Jackson crossed the line of worlds he was no better known than any of the rest of us. Whether you loved or hated him or perhaps you never gave him any thought one way or another he was judged justly by his creator and for him that is good. I think at times that having more money for our needs would be nice and having money for some extras would be super nice but at what price? I would never trade the love of family and friends for a few trinkets. As I went about my evening (yesterday) I was so sad for the waste of his life. I walked around my yard and enjoyed a breathtaking sunset and I realized that Michael Jackson had seen his last sunset and had begun his eternity. Someday we will all see our last sunset and will also begin our eternity. That is a sobering thought.