Amidst all the war, the disease, the political quackery, and the seeming doom of "life as we know it" -- comes another blow, the suicide by hanging of Robin Williams. I have "seen" Robin Williams many times: in films, on television, even in person. But his talent -- his persona -- marks a different kind of passing. It is harder now to stay positive, knowing that a man who had so much would throw it all away (which he has a right to do). If he could do this -- what should we do?
Are we stronger, or better suited, or more balanced -- than he was? We are certainly not as talented, not as connected, not as bright and active as he was. He was a kind of symbol of the best of us, the boomers, the Vietnam generation, the post WWII optimists! It's going to be a lot harder to remain an
optimist now -- knowing that the brightest among us have chosen to "cash it" and leave the table.
I ask forgiveness for him -- if that is a real issue -- but more than that; I ask forgiveness for all of us who labor and falter in the same way(s). Robin: as you experience time without time, think of us still in a place, needing forgiveness. For what, I am not sure!
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