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The Michael Jackson funeral story is making me sad & angry. His father sold little Michael to Motown as a young boy. He beat him up. The kid was deprived of his childhood and never had a normal life. Now the the King of Pop is dead and Joe Jackson can’t resist to squeeze more money out of his son. The rumors are now for a big farewell concert at the Staples center. This is all about business. Father Jackson is promoting his new record label at a time that should be reserved for mourning the loss of his son. How about some self criticism? How about just a little bit of decency?

Are we really looking at funerals as revenue streams from now on? It is bad enough that wedding pictures are being auctioned away to the press. But a funeral is an entirely different event.

I feel like going to my bank and ask for a pre-funeral payout based on the future revenues of my passing away. The value should be based on my number of Facebook friends, Twitter followers and LinkedIn contacts.

People who are terminally ill have that option. But we might as well open that door to everyone.

A bank can then go to AIG and insure themselves against the case that my online popularity drops.

dreamcatcher I can mainly think of two ways to throw life away:

Consciously, by taking action and leave the planet at once
Subconsciously by not living life to its fullest

Thoughts on option #2

I see many people who have “settled” – simply by accepting various limitations for their lives. They justify it by the circumstances they are or were in.

Some of us accept to live in dysfunctional family situations – temporarily or permanently.
Some of us spend big portions of their lives watching TV – knowing that this is part of a passive, not an active lifestyle.
Some of us simply stop taking care of ourselves – without without ever finding the strength to turn things around again.
Some of us have dreams for their future and let others talk them out of it.
Some people have tons of children and are stuck for life (I know this is a highly controversial subject).
Some of us stop challenging themselves intellectually – knowing that their brain will loose lots of its power if it doesn’t get some exercise here or then.
Some of us take the route of using drugs – in many cases to numb the pain of not being able to deal with real life. If life would be great it wouldn’t have to be numbed, right?

I am asking myself: Do things really have to be that way? How different would our world be if more people would break their chains and life their lives with less limitations?

keeping it real since 1966

Cashing in on a dead man

Two ways to throw your life away

Thoughts on option #2