那一天我見到心中的英雄
克莉絲汀.道琳
我永遠也不會忘記1997年7月19日，我見到心目中的英雄——邁克爾.傑克遜，在演唱會上。那是我第二次參加MJ演唱會，對他重返都柏林，我非常興奮和快樂。
在演出中，邁克爾讓他的保安人員為特定的歌曲找粉絲上臺。我有莫基奧綜合征，而保安人員在找體形小的人。我的姐妹把我指出來說：“沒有人比她更小了！”我生命中第一次為體形小而感激！我將永遠感謝我的姐妹。當保安人員挑選了我，我整個身體都開始顫抖了，不是因為將面對3萬5千名尖叫的粉絲，而是我將和我生命中的英雄面對面！
我在台下等候時，邁克爾經過我，我發出一聲尖叫，以為他一定會聽到。但幸好舞臺上聲音很響，他沒有聽到。《治癒世界》的音樂響起，我坐輪椅到了舞臺上，邁克爾拉住我的手。通常我的右手沒有任何知覺，我幾年前就失去了知覺，但那晚我真的能感覺到邁克爾的手。我們下了舞臺後，他轉向我，說他愛我，我知道這是他的真心話！
能與他靠得這麼近真的很神奇，唯一能形容的就是類似一種神聖的經歷。我在舞臺上感受到如此多的愛；愛和快樂。我下臺後放聲大哭，我朋友的小孩也參加了演唱會，不停地問我是否還好，我母親告訴他們：“她很好，她哭是因為她快樂。”那一天的記憶會永遠伴隨著我，每當悲傷或難過時總能説明我。
演唱會後幾小時，我感覺到右手臂上上下下的燒灼感。第二天我右手的知覺回來了。我真的相信知覺的恢復僅是因為握了邁克爾的手。我父親說：“3萬5千人一起唱這麼一首積極正面的歌《治癒世界》，奇跡註定要發生在你身上。”
我想我將和你們分享這個經歷，因為只有真正的MJ粉絲才能真正理解那晚在我身上發生了什麼。即便是坐著輪椅，那晚我感覺行走在雲端。那時我18歲，現在我30多歲了，現在我能誠實地說：遇見邁克爾是我生命中最好的日子，我如此幸福和感激，因為我夢想成真。
作者的手記：邁克爾去世時我感覺就像失去家人；他是我整個生命的重要部分。在見到他之前，他對我已有最大的影響，幫我度過童年時的諸多不幸。他的離世令我很難過，我感到迷失和混亂，感到要為他做些什麼。我為他組織了一次植樹活動，感覺還不夠，於是2009年8月，與植樹一道，我組織了一個邁克爾.傑克遜紀念會/遊戲日，所有收入都捐給了我童年時常呆的醫院。今年6月，他的逝世周年日的第二天，我做了同樣的事，只要我可以做到，我將每年都這樣做。這是我回報和對邁克爾說“謝謝你！”的方式，感謝他為我和世界上百萬人所做的。邁克爾之樹在都柏林一個公園矗立著，圍繞它的是孩子們玩耍的地方。我想他會喜歡的。
克莉絲汀.道琳（Christine Dowling），31歲，愛爾蘭都柏林
寫於 2011年5月3日 4:19
http://www.facebook.com/notes/michael-jackson-remembering-the-times/the-day-i-met-my-hero-by-christine-dowling/204448169595424
The Day I Met My Hero by Christine Dowling
Michael Jackson - Remembering the Times
I will never forget the 19th of July 1997. I went to see my hero, Michael Jackson, in concert. It was my second MJ concert and I was so excited and happy that he had come back to Dublin .
During Michael’s show, he has his security people find fans to come up on stage for a particular song. I have Morquio syndrome and security were looking for somebody small. My sister pointed me out and said, “You won’t get anybody smaller!” For once in my life I was so thankful to be small! I will be forever grateful to my sister. When the security man picked me my whole body started shaking, not because I was going to be in front of 35,000 screaming fans, but because I was about to come face to face with my all-time hero!
While I was waiting just offstage Michael ran past me, and I let out such a scream that I thought he must have heard me. Thankfully, with all of the noise on stage, he didn’t! The music for "Heal the World” came on and I was wheeled onto the stage. Michael held my hand. Normally I wouldn’t feel anything in my right hand as I had lost feeling in it a few years before, but that night I could actually feel Michael’s hand. He turned to me as we headed off of the stage. He told me that he loved me and I knew that he really meant it!
Being so close to him was amazing. The only way to describe it is like a spiritual experience. I felt so much love on that stage; love and happiness. When I got offstage I burst into tears. My friends’ young children who were also at the concert kept asking if I was I ok, and my mother told them, “She is fine. She’s only crying because she is happy.” The memories of that day will stay with me forever and they help me whenever I am sad or upset.
A few hours after the concert, I could feel a burning sensation up and down my right arm. The next day I had feeling back in my right hand. I truly believe I got my feeling back from simply holding Michael's hand. My Ma said, "With 35,000 people singing such a positive song as “Heal the World,” you were bound to get a miracle.”
I thought I would share this with you, as only true MJ fans would truly understand what happened to me that night. Even though I am in a wheelchair, that night I felt like I was walking on air. I was 18 then, and now thirteen years later I can still honestly say that meeting Michael was the best day of my life, and I am so blessed and thankful that my dream came true.
AUTHOR’S NOTE: When Michael passed on I felt as though I had lost a member of my family; he had been a major part of my entire life. Way before we had met he had been the biggest influence on me for as long as I can remember, getting me through so many bad experiences that I had as a child. I took his death badly and I felt so lost and confused that I needed to do something for him. I took it upon myself to organize a tree planting for him. I felt that wasn’t enough though, so on the 8th of August 2009, alongside the tree planting, I organized a Michael Jackson Memorial / Fun day, with all proceeds going to a children’s hospital that I myself had attended throughout my childhood. I also did the same this June, the day after his first anniversary, and I will continue to do so every single year for as long as I can. It’s my way of giving back and saying “Thank you!” to Michael for all that he has done for me and millions of others worldwide. Michael's tree stands proudly in a park in Dublin , surrounded by a children’s play-area. I think he would have liked it
Christine Dowling, age 31, Dublin , Ireland
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