Heal the World

“Heal the world – make it a better place – for you and for me and the entire human race.”
-- Michael Jackson

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In 1991 Michael Jackson released the song Heal the World. It has been reported the Jackson maintained that out of all of the songs he recorded, he was most proud of Heal the World. Heal the World speaks to the heart of what each us can do to heal the world; we just need to care! In the song Jackson says, “There are ways to get there if you care enough for the living, make a little space, make a better place.”

The world is more in need of healing today than it was in 1991 when Michael Jackson recorded the song. The world is broken and is in need of healing. You do not need to look any further than the daily news: war, poverty, starvation, homelessness, disease, discrimination, corruption, hatred, murder, violence and drugs. How did we get here? Our society has been transformed from a “culture of we” to a “culture of me.” Too many people have stopped caring about one another; they only care about what is best for them. Do not get me wrong there are several good, kind, and caring people in the world – just not enough!

It is the responsibility of all to hand off to the generations to come a world better than they way we found it. We will never create a better world if we choose to care only about ourselves. Malcom Forbes once said, "People who matter are most aware that everyone else does, too." We need to put the brakes on this “culture of me” and get back to the “culture of we.” Why, because there is strength in numbers. It has been said, “Individually we are but one drop, together we are an ocean.” Keep in mind, one drop can easily dry up, whereas oceans will endure. If we choose to continue to live like one drop, the world will never heal.

I ask you, can you care just a little bit more? Ask yourself, what can I do to heal the world? It does not take some extraordinary event on your part. No, it just takes a little bit love; love for one another. Love is something we have an endless supply of. Since you can never run out of love, why not give more. Remember, the Good Lord taught us the second greatest commandment is “to love your neighbor as yourself” – Mark 12:31. Let us all begin today by loving our neighbor so we can start healing the world one encounter at a time!

Do your part - Heal the World!

Happy Birthday – Michael Jackson (1958 – 2009)

Watch Heal the World performed by Judith Hill at Michael Jackson’s memorial service by clicking here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwARI0VV5hY&feature=player_embedded

It's Your Life: Live it, Love it, Celebrate it!
MJD