brutus79
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- Dec 27, 2013
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I had a girlfriend who hung herself and I once had a gun in my mouth in the throes of drug addiction.... funny thing was I didn't have the courage to pull the trigger. Pussied out. In retrospect it was a blessing I didn't do it, but at the time a LACK of courage prevented me from doing what my brain thought was the best answer. Funny how different things must look from just the ten foot view.
A 90 year old dying from being hit by a car is more of a tragedy for the car imo... 90 is a pretty ripe age for the reaper- not sure if that quantifies the word tragedy.
JR Ewing
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- Nov 9, 2012
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I've always heard that comedians are generally troubled people.
Many people have demons often understood only by themselves, and many have chemical imbalances and other physical problems that cause depression and other psych issues. When I hear about this sort of thing, it's troubling, but not as much so if he had pulled a Chris Benoit or done what mass murderers do and harmed his family or other innocent people. I guess we should all be relieved he didn't harm anyone else.
I guess depression, despondency, etc often come down to what things are or appear to be in the eyes of the beholder. Someone starving to death in an African desert would probably think that the most despondent and down and out American had it made compared to them.
The "problems" of someone living in a huge mansion with hundreds millions in the bank are probably very minor in most cases when compared to the average American and to most people everywhere else in the world. But what most would consider minor or routine life problems such as dealing with getting old, being no longer in demand in one's chosen profession, and having to adjust to a lifestyle of retirement or relative "normalcy" or whatever can seem huge to someone very famous who made tons of money by being admired by millions of people.
It's largely a matter of perspective I suppose.
Many people have demons often understood only by themselves, and many have chemical imbalances and other physical problems that cause depression and other psych issues. When I hear about this sort of thing, it's troubling, but not as much so if he had pulled a Chris Benoit or done what mass murderers do and harmed his family or other innocent people. I guess we should all be relieved he didn't harm anyone else.
I guess depression, despondency, etc often come down to what things are or appear to be in the eyes of the beholder. Someone starving to death in an African desert would probably think that the most despondent and down and out American had it made compared to them.
The "problems" of someone living in a huge mansion with hundreds millions in the bank are probably very minor in most cases when compared to the average American and to most people everywhere else in the world. But what most would consider minor or routine life problems such as dealing with getting old, being no longer in demand in one's chosen profession, and having to adjust to a lifestyle of retirement or relative "normalcy" or whatever can seem huge to someone very famous who made tons of money by being admired by millions of people.
It's largely a matter of perspective I suppose.
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