Robin Williams: Squandered millions in search of an elusive peace

We enter with nothing,
and we all leave that way, too.

Monday, as the news was released that Robin Williams died of asphyxia. The first question after that is: How do you commit suicide via asphyxia?

Yesterday day we find out, from the coroner’s office, that Williams hung himself. And today, news is leaking out that Williams squandered millions in search of a way to make life bearable for himself. 

Williams was a talent, no doubt. He was successful beyond reality.

But what good does all the money, pop culture acceptance and worship do, if you are miserable?

Only a tiny fraction of us will ever experience the wealth Robin Williams possessed, or the fame he enjoyed.

But the question becomes: Would you want the demons that came with his material abundance?

If you have peace of mind, the kind that Christians find in Jesus Christ, you will not envy Williams.

You know your value is in your soul, not earthy possessions. The things that men covet are temporary, even for Robin Williams.

Pundits are already trying to measure Williams' place among the giants in the entertainment world.

But with his death, for those of us not so easily impressed, we are made aware of a universal fact.

Man enters this world with nothing, and leaves the same way. That is true for Robin Williams and the most-lowly beggar on the street. And for any, the time of passing, is a matter between the soul and its creator.

There is no way to know what brought Robin Williams to such a low point, but his death should be a time for those of us who consider death in life, to reflect on what is most important.
And we must ask: What does a man profit, if he gains the whole world, but loses his soul?