by Anaiis Salles

Created on: June 27, 2009   Last Updated: June 29, 2009

There is no way not to add my two cents about the sudden death of the King of Pop. I confess to going unpredictably, inexplicably wild for pop music every now and then. Boy bands? Be still my heart. Back Street Boys? N-Synch? Hormonal howling at the moon and at the heart, body and soul? Please. The Jackson 5 was the first boy band and Michael Jackson was the Wonder boy. I'm a woman of color and knew way back what the Wonder Boy was up to, making it fun for us let go of a few more cultural barriers. How many of us said "Huh...whoah now", when Thriller showed up on MTV?

Thank you, Deepak Chopra, for contributing to today's media buzz with an honest, loving tribute to the Wonder Boy and deeper insight into Michael Jackson's lifestyle choices and behavior people were so quick to denegrate, eager to focus on the negative.

Michael Jackson died of a broken heart no matter what turns out be the official cause of death.

I'm thinking his soul just didn't want to go through it again - that bliss wave that always gets lost in earth's density, the comeback that wouldn't have come back to Michael with enough real love. Even though Michael's mind was willing to climb one more hill. You know the kind of love we need to actually change our lives and our world. The world Michael wanted to live in, and wanted for his children. For real.

I maintain that as much as Michael, the boy, was abused by those he loved and as much as Michael, the man, was exploited by many who both touched and invaded his life, Michael the creative genius - the ground-breaking cultural dynamo, the dazzling dancer, and loving father - had a purpose in life. He fulfilled this purpose, and like others of his ilk. Life demanded as much in return, if not more, than it gave him to live, sing, dance, share and generate the bliss living fully connected to his radiant, ecstatic, divine core. The bliss that filled his body every time he performed. This was Michael's purpose. His talent was given to him in service of this purpose.

Living from your divine core and living on planet Earth is an extremely difficult task.

Robbed of his childhood in exchange for fame and money. Robbed of being able to honestly express his sexuality and erotisicm anywhere but on stage. Robbed of the enjoyment of a life-long intimate partner (male or female) and being forced instead to confine his gift of personal, intimate love to the three children conceived through such unconventional methods. All the money, fame, privilege, celebrity,

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