Robin Williams
I would like to say that I was shocked by Robin Williams' suicide, but I have always seen the sadness behind his eyes. It's there behind the eyes of many comedians, as a group, they have a fairly high suicide/self destruct ratio.
Shortly after my own mother's suicide, I went to see a movie starring Robin Williams called "What Dreams May Come". I was not aware of the theme of the movie, only that it was being praised for it's amazing special effects. I was stunned to find out that the central theme was not only about the redemption after death of a suicide, but also there was a scene where there was a funeral with the exact same casket that I had picked out for my mother. This was not a common model, it was an all wood casket with carved handles that I hadn't seen before or since. The movie has haunted me ever since, and it was the first thing I thought of when I learned of Robin's death.
I hope he is at peace, and not in the lonely and desolate grey land depicted in the movie. My own recent battles with panic and anxiety have given me a much clearer and more compassionate view of that grey wasteland. Day in, day out suffering can drive you down roads that you never thought you would take.
Shortly after my own mother's suicide, I went to see a movie starring Robin Williams called "What Dreams May Come". I was not aware of the theme of the movie, only that it was being praised for it's amazing special effects. I was stunned to find out that the central theme was not only about the redemption after death of a suicide, but also there was a scene where there was a funeral with the exact same casket that I had picked out for my mother. This was not a common model, it was an all wood casket with carved handles that I hadn't seen before or since. The movie has haunted me ever since, and it was the first thing I thought of when I learned of Robin's death.
I hope he is at peace, and not in the lonely and desolate grey land depicted in the movie. My own recent battles with panic and anxiety have given me a much clearer and more compassionate view of that grey wasteland. Day in, day out suffering can drive you down roads that you never thought you would take.