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　　HealTheKids–OxfordSpeech

　　OxfordUniversity,March201XbyMichaelJackson

　　Thankyou,thankyoudearfriends,fromthebottomofmyheart,forsuchalovingandspiritedwelcome,andthankyou,MrPresident,foryourkindinvitationtomewhichIamsohonoredtoaccept.IalsowanttoexpressaspecialthankstoyouShmuley,whofor11yearsservedasRabbihereatOxford.YouandIhavebeenworkingsohardtoformHealtheKids,aswellaswritingourbookaboutchildlikequalities,andinallofoureffortsyouhavebeensuchasupportiveandlovingfriend.AndIwouldalsoliketothankTobaFriedman,ourdirectorofoperationsatHealtheKids,whoisreturningtonighttothealmamaterwheresheservedasaMarshallscholar,aswellasMarilynPiels,anothercentralmemberofourHealtheKidsteam.

　　IamhumbledtobelecturinginaplacethathaspreviouslybeenfilledbysuchnotablefiguresasMotherTheresa,AlbertEinstein,RonaldReagan,RobertKennedyandMalcolmX.I'veevenheardthatKermittheFroghasmadeanappearancehere,andI'vealwaysfeltakinshipwithKermit'smessagethatit'snoteasybeinggreen.I'msurehedidn'tfinditanyeasierbeingupherethanIdo!

　　AsIlookedaroundOxfordtoday,Icouldn'thelpbutbeawareofthemajestyandgrandeurofthisgreatinstitution,nottomentionthebrillianceofthegreatandgiftedmindsthathaveroamedthesestreetsforcenturies.ThewallsofOxfordhavenotonlyhousedthegreatestphilosophicalandscientificgeniuses–theyhavealsousheredforthsomeofthemostcherishedcreatorsofchildren'sliterature,fromJ.R.R.TolkientoCSLewis.TodayIwasallowedtohobbleintothedininghallinChristChurchtoseeLewisCarroll'sAliceinWonderlandimmortalizedinthestainedglasswindows.AndevenoneofmyownfellowAmericans,thebelovedDrSeussgracedthesehallsandthenwentontoleavehismarkontheimaginationsofmillionsofchildrenthroughouttheworld.

　　IsupposeIshouldstartbylistingmyqualificationstospeakbeforeyouthisevening.Friends,Idonotclaimtohavetheacademicexpertiseofotherspeakerswhohaveaddressedthishall,justastheycouldlaylittleclaimatbeingadeptatthemoonwalk–andyouknow,EinsteininparticularwasreallyTERRIBLEatthat.

　　ButIdohaveaclaimtohavingexperiencedmoreplacesandculturesthanmostpeoplewilleversee.Humanknowledgeconsistsnotonlyoflibrariesofparchmentandink–itisalsocomprisedofthevolumesofknowledgethatarewrittenonthehumanheart,chiseledonthehumansoul,andengravedonthehumanpsyche.Andfriends,IhaveencounteredsomuchinthisrelativelyshortlifeofminethatIstillcannotbelieveIamchiseledonly42.IoftentellShmuleythatinsoulyearsI'msurethatI'matleast80–andtonightIevenwalklikeI'm80!

Sopleaseharkentomymessage,becausewhatIhavetotellyoutonightcanbringhealingtohumanityandhealingtoourplanet.

　　ThroughthegraceofGod,Ihavebeenfortunatetohaveachievedmanyofmyartisticandprofessionalaspirationsrealizedearlyinmylifetime.Butthese,friendsareaccomplishments,andaccomplishmentsalonearenotsynonymouswithwhoIam.Indeed,thecheeryfive-year-oldwhobeltedoutRockin'RobinandBentoadoringcrowdswasnotindicativeoftheboybehindthesmile.

　　Tonight,Icomebeforeyoulessasaniconofpop（whateverthatmeansanyway）,andmoreasaniconofageneration,agenerationthatnolongerknowswhatitmeanstobechildren.

　　Allofusareproductsofourchildhood.ButIamtheproductofalackofachildhood,anabsenceofthatpreciousandwondrousagewhenwefrolicplayfullywithoutacareintheworld,baskingintheadorationofparentsandrelatives,whereourbiggestconcernisstudyingforthatbigspellingtestcomeMondaymorning.

　　ThoseofyouwhoarefamiliarwiththeJacksonFiveknowthatIbeganperformingatthetenderageoffiveandthateversincethen,Ihaven'tstoppeddancingorsinging.Butwhileperformingandmakingmusicundoubtedlyremainassomeofmygreatestjoys,whenIwasyoungIwantedmorethananythingelsetobeatypicallittleboy.Iwantedtobuildtreehouses,havewaterballoonfights,andplayhideandseekwithmyfriends.ButfatehaditotherwiseandallIcoulddowasenvythelaughterandplaytimethatseemedtobegoingonallaroundme.

　　Therewasnorespitefrommyprofessionallife.ButonSundaysIwouldgoPioneering,thetermusedforthemissionaryworkthatJehovah'sWitnessesdo.AnditwasthenthatIwasabletoseethemagicofotherpeople'schildhood.

　　SinceIwasalreadyacelebrity,Iwouldhavetodonadisguiseoffatsuit,wig,beardandglassesandwewouldspendthedayinthesuburbsofSouthernCalifornia,goingdoor-to-doorormakingtheroundsofshoppingmalls,distributingourWatchtowermagazine.IlovedtosetfootinallthoseregularsuburbanhousesandcatchsightoftheshagrugsandLa-Z-BoyarmchairswithkidsplayingMonopolyandgrandmasbaby-sittingandallthosewonderful,ordinaryandstarryscenesofeverydaylife.Many,Iknow,wouldarguethatthesethingsseemlikenobigdeal.Buttometheyweremesmerizing.

　　IusedtothinkthatIwasuniqueinfeelingthatIwaswithoutachildhood.IbelievedthatindeedtherewereonlyahandfulwithwhomIcouldsharethosefeelings.WhenIrecentlymetwithShirleyTempleBlack,thegreatchildstarofthe1930sand40s,wesaidnothingtoeachotheratfirst,wesimplycriedtogether,forshecouldshareapainwithmethatonlyotherslikemyclosefriendsElizabethTaylorandMcCauleyCulkinknow.

　　Idonottellyouthistogainyoursympathybuttoimpressuponyoumyfirstimportantpoint:

ItisnotjustHollywoodchildstarsthathavesufferedfromanon-existentchildhood.Today,it'sauniversalcalamity,aglobalcatastrophe.Childhoodhasbecomethegreatcasualtyofmodern-dayliving.Allaroundusweareproducingscoresofkidswhohavenothadthejoy,whohavenotbeenaccordedtheright,whohavenotbeenallowedthefreedom,orknowingwhatit'sliketobeakid.

　　Todaychildrenareconstantlyencouragedtogrowupfaster,asifthisperiodknownaschildhoodisaburdensomestage,tobeenduredandusheredthrough,asswiftlyaspossible.Andonthatsubject,Iamcertainlyoneoftheworld'sgreatestexperts.

　　Oursisagenerationthathaswitnessedtheabrogationoftheparent-childcovenant.Psychologistsarepublishinglibrariesofbooksdetailingthedestructiveeffectsofdenyingone'schildrentheunconditionallovethatissonecessarytothehealthydevelopmentoftheirmindsandcharacter.Andbecauseofalltheneglect,toomanyofourkidshave,essentially,toraisethemselves.Theyaregrowingmoredistantfromtheirparents,grandparentsandotherfamilymembers,asallaroundustheindestructiblebondthatoncegluedtogetherthegenerations,unravels.

　　Thisviolationhasbredanewgeneration,GenerationOletuscallit,thathasnowpickedupthetorchfromGenerationX.TheOstandsforagenerationthathaseverythingontheoutside–wealth,success,fancyclothingandfancycars,butanachingemptinessontheinside.Thatcavityinourchests,thatbarrennessatourcore,thatvoidinourcentreistheplacewheretheheartoncebeatandwhichloveonceoccupied.

　　Andit'snotjustthekidswhoaresuffering.It'stheparentsaswell.Forthemorewecultivatelittle-adultsinkids'-bodies,themoreremovedweourselvesbecomefromourownchild-likequalities,andthereissomuchaboutbeingachildthatisworthretaininginadultlife.

　　Love,ladiesandgentlemen,isthehumanfamily'smostpreciouslegacy,itsrichestbequest,itsgoldeninheritance.Anditisatreasurethatishandeddownfromonegenerationtoanother.Previousagesmaynothavehadthewealthweenjoy.Theirhousesmayhavelackedelectricity,andtheysqueezedtheirmanykidsintosmallhomeswithoutcentralheating.Butthosehomeshadnodarkness,norweretheycold.Theywerelitbrightwiththeglowofloveandtheywerewarmedsnuglybytheveryheatofthehumanheart.Parents,undistractedbythelustforluxuryandstatus,accordedtheirchildrenprimacyintheirlives.

　　Asyouallknow,ourtwocountriesbrokefromeachotheroverwhatThomasJeffersonreferredtoas"certaininalienablerights".AndwhileweAmericansandBritishmightdisputethejusticeofhisclaims,whathasneverbeenindisputeisthatchildrenhavecertaininalienablerights,andthegradualerosionofthoserightshasledtoscoresofchildrenworldwidebeingdeniedthejoysandsecurityofchildhood.

　　IwouldthereforeliketoproposetonightthatweinstallineveryhomeaChildren'sUniversalBillofRights,thetenetsofwhichare:

　　1.Therighttobelovedwithouthavingtoearnit

　　2.Therighttobeprotected,withouthavingtodeserveit

　　3.Therighttofeelvaluable,evenifyoucameintotheworldwithnothing

　　4.Therighttobelistenedtowithouthavingtobeinteresting

　　5.Therighttobereadabedtimestory,withouthavingtocompetewiththeeveningnews

　　6.Therighttoaneducationwithouthavingtododgebulletsatschools

　　7.Therighttobethoughtofasadorable–（evenifyouhaveafacethatonlyamothercouldlove）.

　　Friends,thefoundationofallhumanknowledge,thebeginningofhumanconsciousness,mustbethateachandeveryoneofusisanobjectoflove.Beforeyouknowifyouhaveredhairorbrown,beforeyouknowifyouareblackorwhite,beforeyouknowofwhatreligionyouareapart,youhavetoknowthatyouareloved.

　　Abouttwelveyears