One of the most famous dance steps of all time was the one popularized by Michael Jackson. Wikipedia gave meaning to this dance step as “a dance technique that presents the illusion of the dancer being pulled backwards while attempting to walk forward.”
I thought about this meaning and came to realize that there is a stark similarity between Michael Jackson’s life and his popular moon walk. This post will attempt to bring about the morals we can learn from the similarity. In no way am I attempting to degrade Michael Jackson and his achievements but will only focus on the moral side.
Gaining over 750 million purchased records, winning 13 Grammy Awards, and reaching the no. 1 spot 13 times with his singles, Michael Jackson became the most successful entertainer of his time. Not including his music catalog, which is supposedly worth more than a billion dollars, the King of Pop’s lifetime earning was estimated to have reached more than $ 500 million dollars.
However, despite the popularity and wealth, the final part of his life was filled with struggles of debts and depression. Rumors say that his health drastically declined when he isolated himself from his family, friends and financial turmoil. People from all over the world loved him, yet he died lonely, depressed and broken hearted.
I refer to the King of Pop’s final years on this world as his last moon walk. Like his moon walk, Michael Jackson’s life failed to move forward because he was being drawn backward by the circumstances of his life. But unlike the moon walk, all the drawbacks in his life were not mere illusions. Below are three lessons in life which I have taken from the King of Pop’s final moon walk.