One of the most tragic circumstances in life is the death unprepared
for; it is when a man or woman dies at the prime of his or her career.
The
thoughts of a wasted career, shattered dreams, impenetrable memories
will take over the mind. The best anyone can do at such moment is to
send reassuring, calming, and heartwarming messages to the family of the
deceased. Of course, everybody wants to live to a reasonable old age as
to take full advantage of their time on earth, to experience as much as
they can, hence, it will be alarming to have anyone view premature
death from a positive point of view.
Don’t say Goldie did not
die young. She did not only die young, but also died at the peak of her
career. She died when the world and Nigeria needed her most. Her death
was like the fall of an Iroko tree. As far as the entertainment industry
is concerned, something big and terrible has happened to the industry,
and no suitable replacement can be found for Goldie.
Goldie
never thought even for a day before her death that she was going to die
soon, but it happened. The same is applicable to all of us. You never
know when the Master will come, calling.
Now, it is despicable,
unprofessional, and unethical for anyone who at the process of
celebrating the artist’s exit to begin to circulate photos of her corpse
on the internet. Goldie’s death must not create a forum for debate on
whether corpses should be syndicated in the social media or not, it must
not be seen as an avenue to launch and popularize our new blog. It is
dishonorable for anyone to begin to drive for traffic with Goldie’s
corpse. It appears to me as an insult to the family and to the
entertainment industry for anyone to drive for twitter followership by
tweeting and retweeting Goldie’s corpse. What the heck is that?
How
would you feel if you were Goldie’s brother or sister looking at those
pictures being circuited on the net, especially now that the shock of
her death is still fresh in the memories? Don’t you humanly feel
anything the moment you look at those pictures? Are you not shocked that
photos revealing her embalmed body are being published in most blogs?
What are the bloggers and twitter handlers trying to say? Are they
supposed to be Goldie’s obituary photos? I have seen many Obituary
photos in the past, including that of my dad (his blessed), and I have
noticed one common thing, most people use the best pictures of the
deceased. I have never seen when a corpse is used in an obituary.
The
highest insult and disregard for Goldie’s death is the photo of her
corpse being circulated on the internet. The question is, what are the
authors exactly looking for? What message are they trying to convey? Is
that a confirmation of Goldie’s death? Is there any respect and value
placed on Goldie’s remains?
I personally believe that the photos
were first taken by someone who is very close to the family, for having
been able to take such a close shot of her corpse. The concerned
individual betrayed Goldie, her family and the rest of her friends who
are still battling to escape from the fever of her death. If all we owe
Goldie is to take to twitter with photos of her corpse, then we never
loved her in the first place. How much value would you place on such
act, compared to the exit of Goldie?
Today, we all remember
Goldie, tweeting rubbish about her, because her death is still fresh,
but I can imagine how soon, all that will evaporate from our memories
after her burial. I have seen and known the nature of some heartless
Nigerians who don’t think that they can be lifeless like Goldie even in
the next second. Some don’t even believe on the inevitability of death,
so they smile each time the next person falls. Some hate their fellow
man or woman even unto death. The ongoing display of Goldie’s corpse on
the social media is obviously a sign of hatred, as those responsible for
the act can even cut her corpse to pieces if empowered to do so.
Please
take the photos down from whatever medium you are using, as it is
ignominious. Pray for Goldie as a sign of your last respect and love.
Pray for her family, her husband, and the entertainment Industry. Don’t
kill and eat your neighbors, as you are no cannibals. Do you hate Goldie
even unto death?
I had a dream last night, as Goldie had a cane
in her hands; pursuing those, she called her enemies. By their fruits,
we shall know them. Are you one of them? Goldie will kill you before you
kill her the second time, if you don’t remove that dishonorable and
appalling photo from your site. May her spirit not rest until you remove
those photos.
You can say Amen to that with a good conscience. Check yourself.
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