tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165856770454486638.post7681401058335388512..comments2024-03-26T23:20:12.883-07:00Comments on A Little Shelf of Heaven: On Feeling Guilty About Being Saddened by the Death of a Celebritykristy1504http://www.blogger.com/profile/05305904889606598960noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165856770454486638.post-70409274037980632472015-01-29T18:46:23.000-08:002015-01-29T18:46:23.000-08:00Robin Williams was a huge fixture in my childhood,...Robin Williams was a huge fixture in my childhood, so so many years ago, and throughout my 32 years, he remained that way. He never failed to bring out the laughter in me, through some of the worst things in my life. When I heard about his death, it rocked me. He was a former addict, and I am a recovering addict, and I felt his death in my bones, because I know that kind of pain. The article was 100% right, that we should think about the world as a whole, and the suffering in it, and try to make a change somewhere, somehow... However, we are still human, we have hearts, and we feel what we feel. It doesn't matter if we did not personally know someone. If they affected us, their death will affect us as well. I read books constantly, and those authors affect me in major ways. The stories change me, elicit emotions from me. And that is okay! So why shouldn't the death of someone who did the same sadden me. I loved this post, because it is honest and true and real. And hopefully it is a reminder to people that we have the right to feel things personally, even with all of the things happening in our world! Jaime Lesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11102596597333629396noreply@blogger.com