The body dies, but love remains

Two years have passed since the death of Robin Williams, but he continues to live in all of his masterpieces. Of all the posts that have been put on the web, one video has spread quicker than others. It is the final monologue of “Jack” used as a voiceover on images reminiscent of his most popular movies.

It sounds like a bad joke to associate the words of Jack with the death of the actor, and yet, it is also a great lesson. Jack is a boy who grows four times faster than the others, so when he is about to graduate as a young man, he is in fact old and his life is about to end.

The work is an exhortation to not waste time, but instead live in an extraordinary way. Here are his words:

“I don’t have very much time these days so I’ll make it quick. Like my life. You know, as we come to the end of this phase of our life, we find ourselves trying to remember the good times and trying to forget the bad times, and we find ourselves thinking about the future. We start to worry, thinking, “What am I gonna do? Where am I gonna be in ten years?” But I say to you, “Hey, look at me!” Please, don’t worry so much. Because in the end, none of us have very long on this Earth. Life is fleeting. And if you’re ever distressed, cast your eyes to the summer sky when the stars are strung across the velvety night. And when a shooting star streaks through the blackness, turning night into day…make a wish and think of me. Make your life spectacular. I know I did…”

He, Robin Williams, made ​​his life extraordinary by becoming one of the best actors ever in history, but sadly he did not follow his own advice: or rather cast his eyes to the sky to watch the stars at a difficult time in his life.

The last teaching with which he left us:

Power, money and fame are not enough, we need balance in our lives and people who make us feel loved. We need faith and divine connection (whoever your God is), to believe that something greater exists to guide us even when our body reveals all its weaknesses.

And finally, perhaps Robin was right – who knows? – and those who take their own lives in the face of an illness, is a way to speed up a rebirth. Maybe somewhere in the world another Robin Williams is emerging to surprise us and teach us that the body dies, but love remains.

“Gather the rosebuds when it’s time,

because the time, you know, flies

and this same flower that blooms today,

tomorrow will wither”.

“… and in case I don’t see ya…

good afternoon, good evening and good night!”…

(The Truman Show)

Virginio