What I Know For Sure

In 7th grade, we had an assignment in social studies class to research and write a biography about any famous person, whether living or dead. And I chose Oprah. I spent my nights as a 12 year old reading about how at the hospital, someone wrote her name on the birth certificate wrong, so instead of "Orpah (from the Bible)", they wrote "Oprah". How she grew up in rural Mississippi to parents who had only spent one night together, and her mother didn't even want to keep her in the first place. Needless to say, along with many others, I've grown up with Oprah, watching her after school when my parents weren't home. Watching her in college when I didn't have class. Watching the 20th anniversary dvds the very first time I ever hung out with one of my best friends. Watching her as she said goodbye on her last show.

It doesn't matter what your thoughts are on Oprah, you can't deny she has left a powerful, influential mark on society. She's changed the lives of thousands of people, and there isn't one person I can think of that has done so with television as their medium. So when I was watching her 2nd to last show and Tyler Perry talked about the Oprah Winfrey scholarship at Moorehouse College, I thought that was exactly what she had envisioned for her show, to give a chance - an education - to hundreds of young men who wouldn't otherwise get one. But then, I saw Kirstin Chenoweth come out and heard the first 2 notes of "For Good" from Wicked, and I lost it. It was perfect. This song was made for Oprah. I'll miss your show being on my DVR everyday, but I know this isn't the end. Thank You.