Rest In Peace, Michael Jackson

At the age of 30, I lost my only admitted idol, Michael Jackson.

在三十歲的這一年，我失去了唯一承認的偶像：Michael Jackson。

15 years ago before I was born, the African American boy started his career. 20 years later, I started to listen to his music & thought that I should have done it earlier. During the last two decades, scandals kept coming out against his personality, appearance, behaviours and career. None of them have taken off the position of being an idol in my heart.

這個非裔的美國小男孩在我出生前十五年開始了他的音樂生涯。之後的二十年後，我開始聽他的音樂，並後悔我怎麼不早點開始接觸。在過去這二十年，醜聞針對他的性格、外貌、行為舉止以及職業，不斷地攻擊。但沒有一項抹去他在我心中的偶像地位。

I love his voice, music, and dance. If I am somehow an abnormal man (in some aspects) then I wouldn't doubt another existence who has been performing in public in a significant majority of one's life (45/50). Nonetheless, I saw how great works can be made through such a distorted life.

我喜愛他的聲音、音樂及舞蹈。如果我在某種層面上是一個不正常的人，那麼我當然也絲毫不會懷疑會有另外一個不正常的人的存在，尤其是一個絕大部分的人生都在群眾面前表演的人。儘管如此，我還是見到了這麼一個扭曲的生命所創造出來的偉大成就。

A friend wonders if he goes to the heaven or hell. I wish a vacancy could be generously left up there for so many hearts he has touched. Two things for sure: his music will last for eternity and he will never have to suffer from the world.

一個朋友好奇他到底會去天堂還是地獄。我只希望為了那些數不盡地被他感動過的心，上面可以留一個空位給他。不論如何，兩件事是確定的：他的音樂成就會成為永恆，而他也將不再需要在這世上受苦了。

Rest In Peace, MJ.

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