Farewell Genie
Like countless others, I was genuinely sad to hear the news of Robin Williams death, and even sadder to learn that he took his own life. My thoughts and prayers are with his family, who are without a doubt devastated and wondering if they could have done anything to prevent it from happening. Of course, since Robin Williams was a celebrity, the internet and blogosphere has exploded with stories of those who had the privilege of knowing him, those expressing condolences to his family, but also (thankfully a minority) criticism of the choice he made, even people who are saying that he must be in hell. Then there are the people who think that depression and other mental ailments are made up and make it sound like he simply called it quits, and of course the people who claim increased spirituality will cure depression. Basically, there's a lot of misinformation being perpetuated here. To get this out of the way, I think suicide is a choice and a wrong choice at that. It should not ...