I know this is stale post, but still writing….

Saturday morning, right after waking up, i flipped channel and Anderson Copper 360 was on air. They had BREAKING NEWS. MJ’s dead. Well, i didn’t feel anything. So just randomly I tweeted and text’ed some of my friends saying: Hey, MJ’s dead.

In mean time, i got my mom’s official reaction:  so he’s dead? Did he really molested that child? (I replied: Don’t know) Oh you don’t know!! I think he’s in huge debt right? (I said: guess so.) Oh, what would happen to his children? (Before listening to my answer) Do you think there’s foul play in his death? After all he’s so famous and rich, who knows. I should follow his news. (When he was alive, my mom gave damn, and now….Jesus.)

Instantly my friends replied back: (emotional surprises included) what?? what??? wtf???? what???

And I was: what, what what? Someone’s dead, am sorry for tht…but what, what what….

Later in the evening, again MJ story resurfaced. Everyone were totally shocked and were feeling very bad, very very bad in fact. And i just treated it like another news which filled vacuum of stories for journalist (I know, i could be very mean and shallow). They asked my opinion on loss of MJ and it’s impact: I replied, hmmm may be others will take over, it’s just a matter of time. I felt i just dropped a bomb.

No i didn’t grew up listening to his songs, I didn’t become his numero uno fan. I remember him seeing on tv for his bad coverage rather than his music. So i don’t feel any connection with him or his music. Just because he died, doesn’t mean I have to cry hard and let world know how bad i am feeling. Do i have to react same way, the world did?

As i predicted, 2 days later… everything seems to be as it is. My friends who were hurt by news seems to be enjoying: going Karting, partying. And the world seems to have moved on too.Instead of focusing on his contribution or his good parts: world seems to be focusing on tweeter impact on his death.

I got another confirmation: In this materialistic world, nothing lasts forever! (I know am cynical). Still, am saying:

R.I.P Michael