Robin Williams, one of my idols from years of watching his movies, killed himself on Monday. When I first heard about it, I wanted to laugh it off, believing it to be one of those moronic death hoaxes that have been floating around the internet at first. Since I sleep during the day, there was plenty of time for such a stupid prank to go viral, right? But as I started looking into it, reading multiple sources from multiple news channels and newspapers, I realized... He really was gone.
I spent most of the evening when I heard about it choking back the sobs. I was at work, or I'd probably just let the tears flow. The world lost a legend. Plain and simple. He'll forever be missed, but a good friend of mine, my best friend, actually, made a statement the day it happened. Make August 11th a day of remembrance. Celebrate his life with laughter and joy. After all... it was he who had brought joy to millions upon millions of people. Shouldn't we do the same?
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