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Pop diva Whitney Houston passed away in the afternoon of February 11, 2012. The entire music industry mourned after the shocking death of the 48-year-old singer/actress.
Whitney and some of her most unforgettable songs became trending topics on Twitter yesterday. I had my own share of #whitneyhouston tweets as I was, or still is, a fan of hers.
If you wish to read a summary of how her life had been, jump to this Whitney Houston special feature.
Speaking of her unforgettable songs, let’s get a rundown of these chart-topping hits and dig in what we can now consider as life’s important lessons from the songs that made Whitney Houston one of the greatest music artists of all time.
“I hope life treats you kind
And I hope you have all you’ve dreamed of
And I wish you joy and happiness
But above all this I wish you love”
— I Will Always Love You
There are times when all we have to do is to let go of that person even if you still want to try to make things work. And in the courage you show upon letting go, wish that person well. Don’t let bitterness turn you into a selfish monster by trying to stop that person from leaving and moving on.
“I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone’s shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can’t take away my dignity”
— Greatest Love of All
Learning to love yourself, it is the greatest love of all. True enough. Life is hard and we may not be the best of what we wish our own selves to be.
We want this and that. We want to be this and that. Sometimes we wish to be someone else and we tend disregard our own greatness. Learn to love what you have and strive to be the best of who you are. It’s so cliche-ish but hey, it’s true.
“You’re a winner for a lifetime
If you seize that one moment in time
Make it shine”
— One Moment in Time
Remember those times when you feel so defeated and you just don’t care anymore that you want to give up? Remind yourself that you’re a winner unless you quit. Winners never quit and quitters never win — your grade school classroom wall screamed that on your face everyday back then.
“Count on me through thick and thin
A friendship that will never end
When you are weak, I will be strong
Helping you to carry on
Call on me, I will be there, don’t be afraid
Please believe me when I say, count on”
— Count on Me
This song brings me back to memory lane. My gradeschool barkada and I had this as our theme song. Have you realize how beautiful this song is? It’s just good to know that no matter how challenging times are, there will always be this set of people you can always count on. Treasure great friendships, these are among life’s sweetest gifts.
“Now we are not afraid
Although we know there’s much to fear
We were moving mountains long
Before we know we could
— When You Believe“
Miracle, do you believe in it? When life puts you in an extremely difficult situation, what do you do? How do you keep your faith? We are often told to surrender everything to God when we can’t take the burden anymore. Do it.
“And I am not afraid to try it on my own
I don’t care if I’m right or wrong
I’ll live my life the way I feel
No matter what I’ll keep it real you know
Time for me to do it on my own”
— On My Own
This one’s for the women who seek/have sought for the strength to get out and move on from a troubled relationship.
Whitney Houston was once the “America’s sweetheart”. She was loved my millions of people all over the world. That was until she got herself into drug addiction and alcohol abuse. I’ve read stories about how she was hours before she died. Those stories were sad and almost disappointing.
And now everyone’s giving her the love she could have and should have received when she was utterly down. Others call her their “hero”. How I wish Whitney had her own Justice League to keep her up in her senses when she was still alive.
RIP, Whitney Houston.
