What Michael Jackson’s life really teaches us1 min read

Greg Stier over at the Christian Post has a nice article entitled Michael Jackson's Real Legacy.  Here's the shortened list, modified by me:

1. He taught us all how to dance
2. He taught us all that money and creative success don't make you happy
3. He taught us that cultish and outward religion doesn't make us happy (Jehovah's Witness)
4. He taught us that cosmetic surgery can go really bad
5. He taught us that abusive parenting can mess you up for a lifetime

But probably, if you know and live with Biblical values, you don't have to end up like MJ, who in my estimation, though an influential and creative genius, was not really successful by spiritual measure. King Solomon explored the many possible routes to happiness even more than MJ, and like a good scientist, recorded it all in the book of Ecclesiastes.  His conclusion?

Then I realized that it is good and proper for a man to eat and drink,
and to find satisfaction in his toilsome labor under the sun during the
few days of life God has given him—for this is his lot. (Ecclesiastes 5:18)

Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.

For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil. (Ecclesiastes 15:13-14)