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Title: Life Can Be Tragic
Post by: JaniceSW on August 12, 2014, 11:04:36 am
Been thinking a lot watching news events lately.  The death of Robin Williams by suicide, the death of young, 20 year old race car driver Kevin Ward (sort of a suicide by going on that track), the death of the 18 year old young man by the policeman in, I believe, Missouri, and then the more large scale devastation in Gaza...sometimes certain events just make you think about life in general...your own situation...and the tragedy in certain instances.

Sometimes I just feel a sadness for what happens to individuals, groups, the world in general.  I guess I have no particular point, just saying.......................
Title: Re: Life Can Be Tragic
Post by: BlackSheepNY on August 12, 2014, 01:40:21 pm
Been thinking a lot watching news events lately.  The death of Robin Williams by suicide, the death of young, 20 year old race car driver Kevin Ward (sort of a suicide by going on that track), the death of the 18 year old young man by the policeman in, I believe, Missouri, and then the more large scale devastation in Gaza...sometimes certain events just make you think about life in general...your own situation...and the tragedy in certain instances.

Sometimes I just feel a sadness for what happens to individuals, groups, the world in general.  I guess I have no particular point, just saying.......................

I certainly was shocked yesterday when I heard about Robin Williams.  While it was well-known that he suffered with severe depression, it really didn't lessen the shock.  What really amazed me about him is how he could get up on a stage, act in a movie, etc., and bring such joy and laughter to so many people - yet at the same time - he was feeling such horrible depression and unhappiness, so much so, to take his own life.  I hope he's found whatever it was he was looking for.  RIP, Robin Williams.
Title: Re: Life Can Be Tragic
Post by: hitch0403 on August 12, 2014, 02:05:20 pm
Anyone that takes their own life,be it a famous person or just your common Joe is sad.

Just typical for this world.

Thou shall not kill is a command God gives even if its suicide.Hopefully because God can see the heart and inner side of us all Robin was ignorant of what he did and God will love and remember him as all the others that have done such a tragic thing.
Title: Re: Life Can Be Tragic
Post by: marcexan on August 15, 2014, 01:03:01 pm
Been thinking a lot watching news events lately.  The death of Robin Williams by suicide, the death of young, 20 year old race car driver Kevin Ward (sort of a suicide by going on that track), the death of the 18 year old young man by the policeman in, I believe, Missouri, and then the more large scale devastation in Gaza...sometimes certain events just make you think about life in general...your own situation...and the tragedy in certain instances.

Sometimes I just feel a sadness for what happens to individuals, groups, the world in general.  I guess I have no particular point, just saying.......................
life i verry tragic u see today u dnt know about tomorrow
Title: Re: Life Can Be Tragic
Post by: king4cash on August 17, 2014, 07:31:23 pm
"Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I’ve had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh.” ~ Katherine Hepburn
Title: Re: Life Can Be Tragic
Post by: silentescape on August 19, 2014, 11:21:05 am
Been thinking a lot watching news events lately.  The death of Robin Williams by suicide, the death of young, 20 year old race car driver Kevin Ward (sort of a suicide by going on that track), the death of the 18 year old young man by the policeman in, I believe, Missouri, and then the more large scale devastation in Gaza...sometimes certain events just make you think about life in general...your own situation...and the tragedy in certain instances.

Sometimes I just feel a sadness for what happens to individuals, groups, the world in general.  I guess I have no particular point, just saying.......................

Robin Williams didn't just die of suicide. He died of depression. He wouldn't have committed suicide if he was not suffering from depression. Suicide is a fatal symptom of depression, really. It's depression that he died from. If you really think about it, Robin Williams was battling with depression for years and lost. So losing to depression is what really killed him. I'd know better than other people considering that I'm fighting that battle as well. Sometimes there just isn't any way to win, and I've considered it many times before as well. I say it's a symptom because most people that are depression attempt, succeed, or at least consider suicide. I just hope that he didn't lose his battle for nothing. Hopefully, this will at least bring more attention to depression as an illness so that people will stop pretending that people struggling with depression are perfectly okay.
Title: Re: Life Can Be Tragic
Post by: betlynjua on August 20, 2014, 05:32:33 am
Been thinking a lot watching news events lately.  The death of Robin Williams by suicide, the death of young, 20 year old race car driver Kevin Ward (sort of a suicide by going on that track), the death of the 18 year old young man by the policeman in, I believe, Missouri, and then the more large scale devastation in Gaza...sometimes certain events just make you think about life in general...your own situation...and the tragedy in certain instances.

Sometimes I just feel a sadness for what happens to individuals, groups, the world in general.  I guess I have no particular point, just saying.......................

Robin Williams didn't just die of suicide. He died of depression. He wouldn't have committed suicide if he was not suffering from depression. Suicide is a fatal symptom of depression, really. It's depression that he died from. If you really think about it, Robin Williams was battling with depression for years and lost. So losing to depression is what really killed him. I'd know better than other people considering that I'm fighting that battle as well. Sometimes there just isn't any way to win, and I've considered it many times before as well. I say it's a symptom because most people that are depression attempt, succeed, or at least consider suicide. I just hope that he didn't lose his battle for nothing. Hopefully, this will at least bring more attention to depression as an illness so that people will stop pretending that people struggling with depression are perfectly okay.
Very well put.  Robin Williams, sadly, was a sick man.  It's such a shame that he was not able to get the needed help.  As far as depression is concerned, it is truly a disease.  It's a disease that kills people every day.  Unless one has experienced it themselves, they will probably never understand the dangers involved.  I have experienced it in the past.  I do understand.  May I say that I sincerely hope that you are able to find whatever help you need to beat your depression. :)
Title: Re: Life Can Be Tragic
Post by: freedomcash11 on August 20, 2014, 12:40:04 pm
It is simply tragic. :( For anyone struggling with depression stay strong, don't give up the good fight. You never know how much people miss you till your gone.
Title: Re: Life Can Be Tragic
Post by: lydiawdl on August 21, 2014, 07:34:31 am
If you watch American Series " Criminal Minds" , you will feel the life is so suffering and miseriable.
Title: Re: Life Can Be Tragic
Post by: Keroro on August 23, 2014, 05:18:04 pm
Ehh. Everyone dies sometime, a lot of people in a lot worse ways and a lot less well-known.

At least we have a legacy to remember certain people by (like Robin Williams) or people that die for a cause that brings things to light (that guy who got shot to death in Ferguson)   :-X
Title: Re: Life Can Be Tragic
Post by: swv on August 24, 2014, 05:53:41 am
It is so hard to believe that someone that made us laugh was suffering so much inside. ( Robin Williams). Suicide is never the answer. Permanent solution to a temporary problem. Prayers to those who suffer from depression!
Title: Re: Life Can Be Tragic
Post by: lgemini on August 24, 2014, 06:46:01 am
When I see things like that I know that everyday is a blessing to be alive.
Title: Re: Life Can Be Tragic
Post by: silentescape on August 24, 2014, 04:45:43 pm
It is simply tragic. :( For anyone struggling with depression stay strong, don't give up the good fight. You never know how much people miss you till your gone.

That's why we should remind people how loved they are. When people believe they won't be missed, it's a little easier to end a life. Keep that in mind, and tell your loved ones how much they mean to you, not just because of this, but because they deserve to feel loved.
Title: Re: Life Can Be Tragic
Post by: sarabtrayior on September 04, 2014, 06:03:39 am
Life is tragic, I don't have to think about Robin Williams, I had a sister who died at the age of 26 for no apparent reason, now that's tragic...
Title: Re: Life Can Be Tragic
Post by: donsgirl1 on September 09, 2014, 11:50:21 am
 :( I`m so sorry for your loss Sarabtrayior. I lost a stepdaughter at the young age of 16 three months after she got her license in a one car accident, then I lost a 22 year old niece to a drunk driver. Life really can be hard. you just never know what can happen.
Title: Re: Life Can Be Tragic
Post by: abbyjhill15 on September 11, 2014, 08:01:53 pm
Fortunately for me, I have never lost anyone that I was related to tragically but I did lose a very close friend who was 17 and another close friend who was 23 both in car accidents.  Sometimes it just doesn't make sense but I am a firm believer in the saying that everything happens for a reason :(
Title: Re: Life Can Be Tragic
Post by: linderlizzie on September 15, 2014, 09:50:21 pm
Life can sometimes be tragic. Life is not fair.

Life is sometimes very sweet.

Life after death will be glorious and worth the wait.

God controls it all. End of story.



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Title: Re: Life Can Be Tragic
Post by: mh874892 on September 16, 2014, 11:00:42 am
Life is tragic and hard at times, but all we can do is keep moving forward. We have to keep living our lives as happily as we can! Take time to grieve, then find something that makes your life worth living. Pray about the bad and trust in God's plan.
Title: Re: Life Can Be Tragic
Post by: colbtrist on September 19, 2014, 09:19:32 am
It sure can my friend just lost her baby at 23 week and they are devastated. Life is not fair sometimes that is for sure. I wonder what everyone else's secret to life is.
Title: Re: Life Can Be Tragic
Post by: sarabtrayior on November 01, 2014, 10:15:26 am
My son in law died in Alaska and they never found his body, but he was declared dead within the year... that's tragic...
Title: Re: Life Can Be Tragic
Post by: sarabtrayior on December 01, 2014, 10:18:06 am
Yes, life is tragic and we only have to go online to see it... it's EVERYWHERE... however, how we deal with it makes all the difference.
Title: Re: Life Can Be Tragic
Post by: kcetna on December 02, 2014, 07:41:27 am
I  lost my father in January, my apartment  in February, and my mother in law in march, so I know about tragedy. And everything on the news is tragedy, I feel for all the families with the loss of their loved ones. It's just been a horrible year all around. Life doesn't give you time to heal before another tragedy comes, but that's just my opinion.