Live Life Like You Are Royalty!
On April 21st of the this year (2016), my life paused for a minute. I was enjoying my lunch and decided to go on Facebook. The first post I see is that Prince had died. I could not believed this news. I quickly googled the news for myself and it was confirmed that Prince really died. If that was not enough, I go to my Instagram and pictures flooded the site with condolonces of the great Prince. Prince was not only a legend. He played a huge part of my childhood as I am sure millions and millions of others. It was indeed a day I felt the music died. We will have all the great music he left behind, but it is so devastating to see another true legend gone so soon.
My life lately has been surronded by deathes. I have lost a few close and dear people to my heart. It definitely puts life in a different perspective when you start to lose people you truely love. In the past 6 months, death has definitely been rapid around me. It brings me back to really what and why my life truly matters. I don’t want to be living life to just exist I want to live my life with a purpose.
Prince indeed served a purpose in millions of people’s lives. I can recall listen to his music as a child. And you could not go anywhere and not hear a Prince’s song. He shaped a generation of new artists and he brought a vibe to music that could not be duplicated. I will never forget watching his performances on televison and just be amazing at such a genius. There are so many favorite Prince’s songs for me. But my favorite Prince’s song is Let’s Go Crazy. I could remember as child dancing everytime that song came on.
These lyrics have new meaning in my life right now (my interpretation):
“Cause in this life
Things are much harder than in the after world
In this life
You’re on your own
And if the elevator tries to bring you down
Go crazy, punch a higher floor”
Lyrics from Prince’s Let’s Go Crazy
Words to live by; These words are so true and have so much meaning now that I am older. When I listen to this song as a child, I did not understand it like I do now. We have to learn to stand for something whether you stand alone. You have to let other people’s opinions be just opinions. If they are not elevating you to be better, you have to not give their opinions much thought. Yes, you will seem crazy to the people who don’t get what you live for and stand for. You will be consider weird or strange. But it is okay! Your life is designed for a purpose greater than sometimes we don’t understand why fully. So don’t let haters, doubters, pessimists, gossipers, and negative people bring you down. From where I see life (on the up side), it is a good view!
Lastly, as I sit here today and mourn another legend gone, I want you to realize that tomorrow is never promised. Death is part of the package in this life. So when your last day comes, I hope you will be able to say I lived, I loved, and I made a difference!
