Not the girls but the action of.
I have yet again been greatly saddened and disappointed by the suicide of yet another person I admired greatly.
I refer to the death of author and chef Anthony Bourdain. I have been a huge fan of his writing and tv shows for many many years and his passing had brought sadness to my heart once more and so close to the first anniversary of the passing of Chester Bennington, a person who influenced and shaped my life beyond that of any other artist.
It’s very easy to be angry at the individual for their choice and some idiots will even say that they should have reached out and got some help. Fuck that! If you have been in a place so dark that you wish to take your own life, it is likely you are unable to help yourself and sadly the end result is always shit.
I know from experience what it’s like to be in that dark place and it is the very peak! of debilitating depression and getting help can be harder than simply taking your own life.
Never attack the person who felt there was nothing more they could do as they were in a place of complete fear and utter isolation and they got the peace they desired. I think of my experiences and I’m moved to tears with the thought of how these people must have felt because I know.
If you are in that place try and find the light, it’s so hard, it could be the hardest fucking thing you will ever do but please try! If you think someone you care about is “falling down into the Abyss” DO NOT HESITATE!! Don’t delay, call them, go over to them, hug them and tell them you are there to help! Because they can't do it themselves.
My life is something I wish to keep all because my wife. I am lucky now.
In Australian please consult the following resources if you or someone you know might be at risk.
Lifeline.org.au 13 11 14
Beyoneblue.org.au 1300 22 4636
Emergency 000 if life is in immediate danger.
Robin Williams - August 11 2014
Chris Cornell - May 18 2017
Chester Bennington - July 20 2017
Anthony Bourdain - June 8 2018
These men never knew how much they enriched my life.