I think, for me, I always saw Robin Williams sadness beneath the zaniness. And I loved him for that - I felt like I could identify with him. Im very familiar with whistling in the dark until you feel better. The thing is.... maybe its not a nice thing to say, but I just get so mad when people actually go through with suicide. I suspect a lot of people think about suicide at some point or another - some more often than others, sure. There have been points in my life when Ive thought about it and wished I could take that route. Im at a great point in my life right now, so dont feel sorry for me - thats not what this is about. I will never, ever, ever go down that path. I have no idea what its like for people who actually take that step and go from thinking to doing, so I dont want this to seem like Im being hateful or feeling superior. But its just... suicide isnt clean. Even if you leave God out of it, your problems dont magically go away. Sure, maybe it sees like they do - but its because you just hand them off and dump them on everyone else. Robin Williams, Im sorry you felt like this was the only way out. My heart aches for the pain you must have been in to go from thinking to doing... And to his family, who will never read this message - I am so, so sorry you have to go through this. Im sorry the whole world is going to be staring at you as you deal with the pain and grief and guilt left behind with every suicide. And if any of my friends are every looking down that road - just... just dont. Please. Come hang out with me - this is an open invitation to just show up, at any hour, if you feel like youre not safe by yourself. Im not going to badger you with questions, or talk at you. Ill listen if you want to talk - and if you dont, well, we can just eat some ice cream and read a book or watch some Netflix. Nothing lasts forever - not even depression. Goodbye, Robin Williams. It seems silly to say this to a celebrity who I never met - but Ill miss you.
Posted on: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 23:38:56 +0000
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