Still from “Dead Poet’s Society, starring Robin Williams

Some people think it’s silly to be moved or upset or report that a celebrity has died. After all, thousands of people die each day and no one takes notice. The way I see it, people like Robin Williams, have mastered a very particular art form and as a result, have often helped us see life from new perspectives. Their work has helped us through difficult times, moved us to be better people, made us laugh, and been influences to who we choose to be each day. Did “Popeye” change the world? Perhaps not. But it wasn’t without its fun and its lessons: “Wrong is wrong, even when it helps ya.”

Moreover, when anyone, famous or otherwise, resorts to suicide to stop the heart-wrenching, sickening, suffocating hold of depression, a modicum of compassion and humanity oughtn’t be that hard to show.

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