Williams had everything this world values. Beyond the fame and money, he truly was talented, intelligent, creativity, sharp, good appearance, connections.It's hard to understand how someone like RW could come to this point. Did he feel he truly had nothing left to contribute to the world? He still had people who loved him, and of course plenty of material possessions to amuse him. I can't help but feel that the progressive frame of mind may have been his downfall - with nothing really to believe in, despair is the natural end result. The world is indeed a "vale of tears" if you get into the wrong mindset.It’s a sad thing when anyone takes his own life.
Apparently, he didn’t have a reason to keep going. The reformers taught that reason is “to glorify God.” A friend recently told me that from their Orthodox perspective it is “to become like Him.”
Those really make sense.
All that said, he was certainly a great comedian, and will be missed. RIP!
I, too, hope he rests in peace.
His political side was definitely progressive/liberal, but he wasn’t a hack about it, beating people up with it. I was able to watch Williams and get into his characters. I wasn’t busy trying to disassociate him from some latest political rant.
My favorite will forever be his comedy, exemplified in his comedic riffs on “Good Morning, Vietnam.” Oddly, though, my favorite character he played was the psychiatrist on ‘Good Will Hunting’.