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That's the only way one can really succeed, Michael is a real BELIEVER in every possible aspect.
In deed. He was a believer in himself. That´s why he came so far in what he had chosen.
And all this because "it's all for L.O.V.E. "
"I am going to say something I have never said before and this is the truth. I have no reason to lie to you and God knows I am telling the truth. I think all my success and fame and I have wanted it, I have wanted it because I wanted to be loved. That's all. That's the real truth. I wanted people to love me, truly love me, because I never really felt loved. I said I know I have an ability. Maybe if I sharpened my craft, maybe people will love me more. I just wanted to be loved because I think it is very important to be loved and to tell people that you love them and to look in their eyes and say it." (the MJ tapes)
That was a moment of sincerity. What beats me is why he was so unsure about the others love for him. We, ordinary people, have reasons to be uncertain we are loved, but him?? And how much of the love he had from his fans was REJECTED by him, how much love he felt it was fake? Maybe he thought he was loved for his money, not for himself??
My God, if a human being received real love, that human being is Michael Jackson. The love and devotion from fans ALL OVER THE WORLD can not be compared with any other artist's who ever lived. And he wanted to be loved :suspect:.
I am sorry Michael, I don't get it.
You don't get it? Who was loved all over the world? Michael Jackson the man, or Michael Jackson the performer? Don't you understand how that would make him question that love? As he sings in Behind the mask: "WHO do you love? Is it me? Well? I don't know." I understand very well that he did not know. Was it because they liked his songs, or his gold pants, or his hair? Or whatever else that made MJ the performer, or did people really love HIM? Michael, the person off stage. The man, not the performer. I can understand really well that he had trouble with that. As much as the fans love him, and I do believe it's sincere, they love MJ the Performer, because that is the person they know. I don't think anyone knew the real him, he was too private for that. Glimpses of the true Michael, sure, but not the whole real package. I bet he even isn't sure about the friends that REALLY love HIM for who he is, it's hard to know for sure they are sincere. It all comes down to his trust in people and that is something that has been violated so many times. I understand it very well.
I think he was truly loved as a performer and as the person behind the performer. Fans aren't that stupid to not see he displayed a mask on the public scene. They love him in spite of his flaws. They would defend and love him no matter what.
I think he is old enough to be able to understand he is TRULY loved, even behind his mask.
Allow me to use myself as an example. I am very much aware and I've always been aware of his acting on the public "stage". I posted about it years ago on the official forum and suffered the consequences :Crash:.
I know he's not entirely an angel but I love him in spite of it. I am sure other fans are also able to see behind his masks. I was reading long time ago fans' posts about GP and how Mike was perfectly aware of the "damage" he caused by wearing those in concerts. Not exactly an angel would do that, isn't it? Or let's talk about his dance signature move. Is that what an "angel" of a man would do? No, and we know it well. I do my best to come in his defense by explaining to whomever wants to listen that it's a gesture of defiance, but we all know it's also "not very nice when you think about it", to quote the man himself. (My husband's delight is to joke about it - he says everything is OK with Mike except that he's always looking for his genitals to see if he still got them :icon_eek: :icon_lol: - sorry Mike I had to laugh about it). Fact is we who love Mike accept kind of EVERYTHING coming from him exactly because we love the man behind the mask, we see behind the mask, maybe only glimpses but we can still make an image of the entire "package".
Gina, you really think you are representative for the MJ fan community? Just look at .net, where they say that if Front was Michael, they would stop being fans. They are saying that there love is conditional and that if Michael isn't exactly the person they want him to be, that they wouldn't love him anymore. Lots of fans on MJJC think it's alright to slander his family and most of all his mother, the one person in the world that probably loves him more than life itself. Is that love and respect for Michael? I don't think so. I can totally understand that Michael lacked trust in who loved him and who loved just the entertainer, the public persona.
I have to add that my love for MJ or anyone I have never met is also conditional.
I suppose it's different for me because I've never been a 'fan' so to speak - although I appreciated his music and the person. (and still do hopefully)...
But I find it bizarre to love somebody unconditionally that we have never even met..
It is perfectly fine and reasonable in my opinion to doubt those that we do not know personally.
That is my opinion and I'm sticking to it!
That means you don't love HIM, but the persona. Loving a persona is indeed conditional, because if that persona is nothing like you imagine, you might change your opinion. That means that the fans do not love Michael the man, they love MJ the performer. If they love the man, their love would be unconditional because it would mean they know him and accept him even if he has flaws, but they are actually saying he can't have flaws. You don't have to meet a person to know a person. A face is just a face. Love can be expressed in different ways, characters can peek through the tiniest holes. I believe in love without sight, lol. And I believe that when you say that your love is conditional, that it's not real love. But don't mind me, I am naive and I believe in fairytales and I believe every person has enough love to give for the whole universe.
@Gema, if you would actually register on the other forum, we could take it there. You keep responding here so I keep answering here. I will stop that now.
I have moved...unfortunately for me it's a bit difficult to participate much...my english...grrrrrrr..
I just say that Michael is something extraordinary,and who has the intelligence not to stop at appearances and realized its great simplicity and humanity, is fortunate.
We are fortunate : this union between us , this desire to always meet here, every day, after 3 years is a huge gift of Mike :bearhug: :moonwalk_:
....and...I never tire of saying it...THANKS SOUZA...for your patience, your L.O.V.E., your passion...this site is wonderful , every day more..
LOVE YOU ALL FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART