When I wrote the first post, I hadnt yet realized it was a suicide. I know its been 5 years since his big surgery so when I saw the headline I figured it was his heart. Now its my heart thats having trouble. I will never understand why so many amazing and brilliant people have removed themselves from seemingly wonderful lives filled with great potential, adventure and possibility. Sadly I have had too much personal experience as an observer in this department. At one point in my life, there were 6 different people over the course of 2 years that I knew personally who ended their own lives. A punch in the stomach is what I remember feeling and is what I feel right now. That and the inability to understand the level of torment these souls must have. Torment to the point where they become unwaveringly determined to kill it and are unwilling to share, unburden or endure it any further at the cost of everything that they are and have. This tragic reality has taught me that you just never really know what tormenting struggles people are going through. From the quiet kid in the corner to the most entertaining legendary comedic actors of our time, a phone call, a kind word and a hug can go a long way and make all the difference in the world. I sincerely hope that Robin Williams death can remind us all to be excellent to each other and keep our eyes open for the warning signs to prevent these gut shot tragedies before its too late. To live will be an awfully big adventure - Robin Williams as Peter Pan in Hook
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 07:24:11 +0000
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