Dear Whitney,
Saturday was just ONE OF THOSE DAYS. I was recovering from a break up the night before, and ALL AT ONCE my world came to a sudden stop. The world lost such a beautiful soul. I am so distraught that at 48 you had your last EXHALE. I don’t know what happened in your final hours. Maybe you thought “I HAVE NOTHING,” or maybe you were getting depressed as you were reminiscing about your life and friends and family thinking “DIDN’T WE HAVE IT ALL?” IT’S NOT RIGHT BUT IT’S OKAY because now you and your beautiful soul are at peace.
All of your fans, myself included, have SOMETHING IN COMMON. We ask ourselves “WHY DOES IT HURT SO BAD?” The answer is simple: Because we loved you and we will never stop THINKING ABOUT YOU. Honey, WE DIDN’T KNOW you didn’t feel our love. You are WHERE (DO) BROKEN HEARTS GO to mend. You asked yourself “HOW WILL I KNOW?” “Am I WORTH IT?” and “When will my ONE MOMENT IN TIME be?” You were (I’M) EVERY WOMAN’S role model in your hay day. To your fans, your life in itself was a MIRACLE and you worth more than a MILLION DOLLAR BILL to us. You made us believe that LOVE WILL SAVE THE DAY. Your family, friends, and fans will be FINE because we will take it STEP BY STEP. There AIN’T NO WAY we will let your memory fade.
I am personally distraught over your passing because, when having a bad day I would RUN TO YOU; LOOK TO YOU for comfort and cheer. Very few people know this, but your song THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL saved my life many times when I was on the verge of giving up. I am sorry I couldn’t return the debt I owed to you. When I listened to you, I DIDN’T KNOW MY OWN STRENGTH. To this day (actually the Friday before the tragedy) I force DJs to play I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY at every club I go to. I know from now on, every time I hear MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE, I will get oh SO EMOTIONAL. It really is heart breaking and from now on the Beverly Hilton Hotel will be known as the HEARTBREAK HOTEL. You were always there to comfort me, but now I am going to TRY IT ON MY OWN. Why? You ask. I can do it because I LEARNED FROM THE BEST. You can COUNT ON ME to keep your name and memory alive.
My ONE WISH is that we would have had more time with you. MY HEART IS CALLING out to the Lord for you. The other night He responded with “Steve, WHEN YOU BELIEVE, as she did, all will be OK. I have her now” Now I know that when you meet our Creator, He is going to say “Whit, I have been SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU.” I also have no doubt that all your passed loved ones will be there waiting for you, waiving your own personal STAR-SPANGLED BANNER, welcoming you into eternity.
IT ISN’T IT WASN’T IT AIN’T NEVER GONNA BE okay that we lost such an amazing talent. I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU!!! Rest in peace.
Love,
Steve, A Truly Indebted Fan
This is extremely sweet and cleverly written. I hope that people remember her when she was at her best. :)
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ReplyDeleteWell written and it is sad. Another christian that let the world dictate what life is when she knew better. The influences of this world are to blame for what happen here yet again ! Remember Michael Jackson who had the world and then choose to listen to it! You see God will give you your dreams, but remember where the ability, when given came from. Where God gives talents in life, we need to acknowledge him and be thankful. Then read his word to keep his direction for that talented life and surround ourselves with like-minded friends. Those who do not know him rely on world experience and influence which can not taken as total truth. But God offers the truth and light to guide a successful walk through this world with his protection. I am equally sadden by her death because when a good christian or someone who becomes a christian late in life. Then gets so damaged by the world they can not make a renewed effort to regain life ends suddenly. I can say without a doubt that Whitney and Michael are now singing for the King! What a chorus it must be and thank you God for sharing their talents with our world. You made it nice for us other Christians to see your talents used to ease our minds from this world filled with troubles that weigh us down. Thanks for lifting our spirits with people like Whitney and Michael that you made so talented !