Last Words – His & Mine … ( 08 / 15 / 2014 )
Last Words – His & Mine … ( 08 / 15 / 2014 )
" No matter what people will tell you , words and ideas can change the world ." ... I ended my last entry about Robin Williams ' death with this quote , and over the course of the few hours since then , it has got me to thinking ... Was this quote actually from Robin , or was it one of the few times he did not improvise the lines in his movies ? I quickly reminded myself that it doesn ' t really matter -- that wisdom is wisdom , no matter its original source ( if there even is such a thing ).
And then I got to thinking again : Seeing as how Robin Williams birthed & developed & honed so much Meaning via his words ; via his over-the-top cleverness & wit , I began to wonder what his last words actually were -- about the final slice of genius to come forth from that remarkably brilliant brain and that remarkably gentle Heart ...
By all indications , we won ' t ever know . Like my brother before him , Robin left no suicide note , and unlike my late brother ' s " keeper "*, Robin ' s family seems keen on respecting his post-mortem privacy ... Though admittedly not that important in the grand scheme of things , those interested will probably be left to wonder ; and will probably be better off leaving such wondering behind , in favor of getting out there to live while the living ' s good .
(* Even though he might gave wished otherwise had he been asked , I chose to make my " Tribute to Todd " a most public one .)
And yet , as these Robin-inspired revelations were fading , I began to ponder " last words " in general -- how they somehow do often shine an extra significance ; how they somehow do often more lucidly relay deeper wisdoms ; how they do somehow often serve to more intensely inspire us to go forth and live our own lives more Meaning-fully …
So I decided to do some research into " last words ", and came up with the following gems -- may you be motivated by them to courageously embrace your Calling ; may you be encouraged by them to persevere through times of rejection or ridicule ; and may you be amused by them in times of despair or darkness .
P . S . And yes , in case you were wondering , their order from first to last was indeed arranged purposefully … So enJOY !
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