"We've lost so many great souls this year. I hope that we can cultivate his humor, creativity, passion and pure silliness that is so needed in this world. R.I.P. (1951-2014)"
The passing of Robin Williams yesterday was kinda heart wrenching. It seems silly that you can feel such sadness for someone you never met before. But there is some validity that even though we never shook his hand and he doesn't know our names he was part of our lives. He made us laugh just like a friend would with his comedic genius in films like Ms. Doubtfire and through my personal favorite role of his, Genie, in Disney's Aladdin. And he gave us wisdom just like a sweet neighbor in his films like Goodwill Hunting and Dead Poets Society. He was a presence, a voice in our world. That presence and that voice will be missed. It really will.
It is reported that the cause of his death was suicide. Suicide? Could even a shadow of something so dark come from what seemed like such a vibrant light. His smile, his silliness and laugh all eluded such saturated joy for life. Its hard to imagine that he wasn't feeling all of those warm and fuzzy feelings that he was providing for us!
Immediately after the announcement of his passing there were many sources providing clips of some of his great work. This was my favorite:
Robin, your light shone so brightly while you were here. Thank you for having the courage to step into your gift, living our your destiny and serving the world with every ounce of it. That, my friend, will be a beautiful legacy of sincere smiles, heartfelt laughter and a sweet sweet presence that will be ALIVE forever.
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