Although he is known for acting and stand up he also devoted himself to charity work. He frequently toured Iraq and Afghanistan to entertain troops.
This is one of my favorite clips of him performing stand up.
If the Devil exists it is in depression. It turns you against yourself and makes you think that there is no way out. I've been there. I told my mother that I didn't want to live anymore and thank God I did tell her that. It's hard for me to reflect on that time even though it was many many years ago.
I'm not a religious person but this quote from the movie Devil popped into my head earlier today and seems fitting.
After my mother would finish her story, she would always comfort us. "Don't worry," she'd say. "If the Devil is real, then God must be real, too."
Moving piece Ginny. I'm glad I'm not the only one who is experiencing something regarding his death. I'm not one to get sad over celebrity deaths either, but Robin has hit me hard.
ReplyDeleteI am religious, and I'd like to believe that Robin is up there right now, chilling with God and doing his best impersonations for him.
Robin Williams was a rare, wonderful man who will be sorely missed.
I'd like to believe that too. So sad that he's gone but hopefully he's in a better place now.
DeleteI feel like this death has hit everyone very hard. I think he was that person that you kinda thought would always be here ya know?
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way. I just thought he would be around for a long time.
DeleteHearing the news made me feel like I'd been sucker punched. It's so sad to learn that someone who made a career of making people happy was unable to climb out of the dark hole of depression.
ReplyDeleteI've been reading stories of people who knew him or had met him and they're all very positive. He seemed like an excellent man.
I can't remember anyone saying anything bad about him even before he passed. He just seemed like such a nice guy.
DeleteVery moving - especially your quote at the end. I'm really saddened by the whole thing, too, and it's almost as though I feel a personal affront to his actions. - Lil
ReplyDeleteIt's very sad.
DeleteNice words. I love the quote.
ReplyDeleteI feel much the same as you. When a celebrity dies, it's usually been a bit of a shock and sad, but Robin Williams' death has affected me more deeply. Maybe it's because it was suicide, and seems like such a waste of such a good person. I'm old enough to remember his "Mork and Mindy" days. Plus, he was a fellow bicycle geek.
I didn't know he was a bicycle geek. That seems to fit though with the idea I have of him in my head.
DeleteI've been to the point of considering suicide, and the memory still gives me cold chills. It's a real shame what Robin Williams must have been suffering. It's all the more understandable knowing that he'd just been diagnosed with Parkinson's. That must have been the straw that broke the camel's back.
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