I had grand plans of sitting down tonight to write something witty or funny or sweet. If that didn’t work, I would resort to the stuff I usually write (ba-dum-bum-ching!). I have several blog drafts just waiting for a little of my attention, which has been mostly elsewhere this summer. But tonight seemed like the kind of night where I could bang something out. Something pretty good. Something that would at least bring a few smiles. And then today happened.
It feels wrong to post some in-depth analysis of what exactly makes emptying the dishwasher such a loathsome job, as if nothing else is happening. I mean, in my little corner, that IS what is happening. But only because I am lucky today. I am blessed today. I am privileged today. Elsewhere, the same can not be said. My city is attacking itself. Slaughters of the innocent are happening in countries near and far. And I just found out that a man whose brilliance often helped people momentarily forget the weights of the world felt his own too heavily, and now he is lost to us. So, yeah. Things feel wrong. Maybe not wrong in my house, or immediately outside my door, or even anywhere to which I could still drive while the gas light is on.
But it also seems that right now, the rest of the world doesn’t really need another blog post carrying on as if nothing wrong is happening. It also doesn’t need another one giving opinions or arguing sides or eulogizing the dead. Because there are enough of those, and I don’t really know what I would say anyway.
So I am simply going to offer my prayers…for my city, for victims of injustice and violence, for the incomparable Robin Williams and his loved ones. And I ask you do the same.
Emptying the dishwasher will still be a loathsome job when things feel right again, and I’m sure I will have plenty to say about it.
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I know, when I found out about Robin Wiliams, it felt like the world lost a little of its’ light today. God bless.
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It absolutely did. There aren’t that many celebrities who give me a warm, sincere feeling. He was one of them.
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I’m with you on this one…
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Thanks!
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I’m planning to watch Hook tomorrow, but I’m worried that’s just going to bum me out even more. It’s so sad to think that someone who brought so much happiness to others had so many demons keeping him from his own. *Sigh*
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That seems to be a far too common story. It makes me sad. My kids and I watched “Hook” not long ago. In fact, when I was looking for pictures of Robin Williams for this post, my son came up and said, “Hey, that guy looks like Peter Pan.” 🙂
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It’s heartbreaking. He was on funny fellow, so many great performances.
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I keep remembering movies he was in that I had forgotten about.
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I definitely feel like I should do a mini movie marathon in his honor: Good Will Hunting, Good Morning Vietnam, Mrs. Doubtfire and maybe something I haven’t seen before.
So sad.
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I haven’t seen Good Morning Vietnam in such a long time. I think that would be my choice. And maybe Aladdin with my kids. I have to admit, even in his “bad” movies, I always loved his performance.
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We just have to practice constant kindness because people everywhere are hurting … and you just never know the extent of others sadness or hopelessness. Be kind, be compassionate, be selfless and try to fully GRASP that “there but for the grace of God go I.”
PS. having said this, I actually am planning on posting some nonsense today
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Well said. And I could use a little of your nonsense today. I think Williams would have liked it.
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Even dealing with the dishwasher can be a way to pray for all the others! Every good thing counts! We can all do our little part to make the world a better place. We have a lot of work to do.
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If the dishwasher is prayer, I pray a lot 🙂
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I have seen just about everything that he has done, but the one show that will always be with me was the show he did right after 9/11. It was to honor our responders. It was a dark time in the country and he was able to bring a smile to us. I remember saying right after the show that only Robin Williams could have done that. He will be missed. St. Louis could use some of his humor right now.
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Well said. We certainly could. He was a gem.
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well-said 🙂
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This. All of this. You said so perfectly what I just couldn’t. Xoxo
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Thanks, friend.
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we are blessed with his movies which will last forever whatever that is
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Thank God for that!
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I don’t know that I have the capacity to understand the taking of lives….even if it one’s own life
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I know. Then again, I have never felt true desperation either.
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