Robin Williams 1951-2014* (08-14-2014)

amos & robinRobin Williams, a household name and beloved comic, took his life last Monday, August 11 in Tiburon, California.

Robin Williams is one of my all-time favorite comedians. In my opinion he was brilliant. He is one of the few comedians who could make me fall over on the couch laughing. He was gifted. Yet, like many gifted people he was also haunted by a long history of depression.

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I saw on social media that Robin William’s daughter, Zelda, cancelled her Twitter account because of mean-spirited posts people were making about her father. It is amazing to me that in a time of such tragedy and loss that people would respond with anything but compassion. I think the only reason people respond with anything other than compassion, is fear. As a culture we fear, deny, and suppress death any way we can. So, when someone takes their own life it is terribly threatening. I think it also unveils the false optimism and humor in our culture that masks much despair that no one wants to deal with.

I think what the world is longing for most and gets so little of is spiritual maturity and depth that is not threatened by death and knows how to respond appropriately, with compassion.