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During the past couple of days, since the news of Robin Williams death. The internet has be plagued with post about their love for Robin Williams. Picture after picture. Heartfelt message after heartfelt message. He truly was an incredible man, a man who filled my childhood with laughter. He was a comic genius, and extremely talented. He bought life to any movie that he was apart of, he put 110% into everything that he did, and it showed.

On the flip side of the love that people have for Robin. There are the opinions, so many opinions about his death. It has been ruled as a suicide and linked to extreme depression. So of course that has now opened a can of worms in regards to whether depression is a viable illness, or that suicide is ok or not ok. People think that he is now free, which does send a message that suicide is ok. So then the opposing side come back and say that no it is not ok, that suicide is not the answers. I myself am not going to give me opinion. I know what it is and if I talk to someone about it in person I will share it. But on the internet and in this current situation, I think that we need to sometimes just keep our opinions to ourselves. Plus there are plenty more out their, and you don't have to look hard to find them.

In regards to Robin Williams, I'm choosing to remember him for the amazing work that he did, and not the way his life ended. He was a man that touched world, with his little spark of genius. I watched Mrs Doubtfire the night I found out he died, it truly is one of my most favorite movies of all time, and that's how I'll remember him. As Mrs Doubtfire, as Peter Pan, as the Genie, as Teddy Roosevelt, as 'Wizard', as a reverend several times, as Fender, as Bicentennial Man, and as the Professor in Flubber. I will remember him for the laughs that he gave me, and the characters that I remember.

I just want to end by saying that Depression is a mental illness, one that you can seek help for. But also remember that if your friend or family member doesn't seem fine, ask them if they are ok. Be persistent, because as a society we have somewhat turned asking for help into a shameful thing, it's not an easy thing to do. So instead we need to maybe just look outside of ourselves and see the people around us, just stop for a minute in a hectic lives and think about the ones we love. Because there is always time for that.