I wasn’t a fan of #Prince. I didn’t grow up on his music. I didn’t particularly prefer his music, not because I had something against him, but I was simply never drawn to it. But I had a distant appreciation for his unique creativity. I always have an appreciation for any form of artistic, unique creativity.
It is evident that his passing, likened to that of preceding music legends like Elvis, Selena, Tupac, BIG, Luther Vandross, Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse, Whitney Houston, Joan Sebastian, Natalie Cole to name a few, have had a major impact on music fans around the world. It amazes me how people like Prince had access to people they didn’t know existed by way of their influential music. It spoke to possibly undisclosed yet very real, human emotions and tapped into hidden areas of their hearts.
So now, he goes on the list of “gone too soon” and “never forgotten” memorials as a creative music genius. But more importantly, celebrity or not, as a soul and a person whom his family and close friends is going to miss immensely. Loss hurts. Whether great or small. Whether the world knew them or not. Loss hurts. And despite his public presence, his musical prowess and provocative disposition, he was a son, a friend, a lover. He was human.
So I pray, not for the loss of a great “Prince.” I didn’t know him as such. But I pray for the loved ones that are at a loss of someone they loved; the fans that will listen to his music with nostalgia, and a world that is suddenly reminded that our days are counted, and for everything that we do, or don’t do, we will be held accountable.
So for us that remain, the focus is this – What legacy do we leave behind? What will people remember us by? Will we be ready to meet our Maker?
#BeMadeWhole #AnaEsther
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