Robin Williams A Terribly Real Thing In A Terribly False World

"You," he thought, "are a chillingly real business in a chillingly inaccurate world, and that, I hold, is why you are in so to a large extent yearning." That quote belongs in Emilie Autumn's psychological thriller novel, "The Asylum for Badly behaved Victorian Girls". It's the fundamental, I think, of Robin Williams. He was so real -- so fervent, brilliant, feeling, redoubtable, and rare -- hire us see the mysterious beauty that is a byproduct of being with your internal imprudent to the world. That kindhearted of bearing is so few and far between and so hazardous. In view of the fact that it is so hard to be real today. In 1959, while Viktor Frankl published his book "Man's Examine for Thrust", he discussed the research of one of his social group, Edith Weisskopf-Joelson, educator of psychology at the Moot of Georgia. She wrote: Our put on mental-hygiene philosophy stresses the idea that people necessity to be happy, that depression is a billboard of maladjustment. Such a flavor system potency be blamed for the fact that the bother of unavoidable depression is amplified by depression about being down. She meant that Viktor Frankl's logotherapy -- a mental ability strategy based on way of thinking one's life meaning -- "may help defy sure adverse trends in the dowry union of the Join States, everywhere the habitual sacrificial victim is specialized very minimal opening to be arrogant of his hearing and to tolerate it ennobling rather than shameful." Now mind you, that was before the positive psychology movement. Formerly the happiness love -- the media's psychosis with smiley faces and thousands of publications promising the way to joy. Formerly mindfulness efforts and Buddhist monks showcase us we can contest our way to enjoyment. Formerly all the tomes on the neuroplasticity of the brainpower and how we can think our way to relaxation, one happy attention to detail at a time. Formerly Facebook and the note of happy lives. Williams may transport been bipolar or depressed. He conclusive struggled with addiction. But I think the improve of his passing away was his a touch reaction and sensibility that made being in this world so distressed. I get that. My three best friends are very real and consequently really involvedness in this bizarre world. All three transport told me at times that they would be cheerful to get a inoperable illness; nevertheless, only one suffers from clinical depression. One had a near-death experience as a child and can't forget the "satisfactory burst into flames" she skilled, and how abrupt this world is in evaluation. The unusual is immensely philosophical and office -- the utmost spiritual man I get the picture -- and he just knows in his internal and soul this world is but a ritual for the subsequent to. I get the picture this is a very unpleasant view (I've been told), but I see life as a 4.4-mile lurch corner to corner the Chesapeake Bay. It's hard. It force steadfastness and intransigence. The utmost intensely rush is amid mile two and three (the 40s and 50s) like you are so exhausted, but accept you transport a ton of yardage to go. If the zip schedule swam out to me at 2.5 miles and thought I was completed -- that my zip complete at 2.5 -- I wouldn't sudden be dismayed. In fact, if I can conjure up the make and march water, I potency do a happy dance. But I really transport to watch what I say with utmost people, like, while I scale the "How are you?" question unpretentiously. I get the dismayed look a lot, or the commiseration look, or the what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-you look, or the you're-just-plain-pathetic look. The happiness order will supervision you if you drive out one too heaps negatives and will custody you to five hours of credit lists. I mean, the unusual day I ran into some guy and he asked me about my feel sorry for yourself. "They're good," I thought. I attention to detail I was safe with that one. Oh no. "Precisely good? Not great?" he responded. And I admiration why I've de rigueur so to a large extent cure, I'm thinking to myself. "I meant that they are so brutal great I can't say a big shot fast enough! So better-quality that I haven't had a end to push all of their recent accomplishments on Facebook! Wear an a touch, expand rest of the afternoon. In view of the fact that anything less will be hurtful." Facebook is, really, an fit report of our happiness-successful-obsessed union. My sister was telling me how she was unfriending some people who were always location record of parties they were invited to, trips they've conquered, etc. All the "cheers" shots were on or after to make her feel depressed. Professional the weekend, she called me all delighted. Her baby won four prizes, together with two first places, in a foal show. "You posted the spectacle of her with all intimates flags on Facebook, right?" I asked her. "As rapidly as I snapped it," she replied, laughing. In all probability one of the reasons I loved Robin Williams so to a large extent is that he made me feel median. His bad and kind grin expressive me to scale the "How are you?" question with simplicity, even if it created some chaos. In view of the fact that his legitimacy was so beautiful, I kind the fortitude to be real too, even nevertheless it hurts. He was a chillingly real business. For that I'm admiring. Artistically posted on Deduce Slash at Unidentified Medicinal.