With the sudden death of the entertainment icon, Robin Williams, this quote really spoke to me. 

From the information that I have, it appears that he left by choice. I cannot imagine the depths of despair he must have suffered throughout his life as he battled addiction and depression. 

The man that we saw was always "on," a unique, and widely diverse individual that entertained us for decades. It is such a shame that this will no longer be so. Without him on this planet, there is a gaping hole that no one could ever fill.

So the message here is: some people suffer insurmountable amounts of darkness and finally make the choice to leave. I have a cousin that chose the same route a few months ago and it will always remain a mystery to me that suicide is the only option. I, of course, like everyone else,  have no idea of how that person actually felt and what drove them to even consider this. 

It is sad that they went with it and removed themselves from the people that loved them. It is a burden the survivors will wrestle with for the duration of their lives. Every person on earth affects the ones around them, they have a special place, and a specific purpose for being here. They were meant to be here until their time was done. Each life is precious and it causes an ache in my heart that not everyone is aware of how important they are in the scheme of things. Nonetheless, their suffering has ended and they are at peace. Rather than focus on the deaths let's remember the humans that they were and send love to the families.

You are a child of the universe

No less than the trees and the stars

You have a right to be here

And whether or not it is clear to you

No doubt, the universe is unfolding as it should

Max Ehrmann - excerpt from Desiderata 1927