Lets talk about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyctIk4YwZk




My grandfather ALWAYS said:

                            "You gatt a laugh in life."


Grandpa Milton. 

Probably the most gentle and sweet man in my life. 

He'd say it after a corny joke or a poke at the ego. He'd say it warmly, with sincere love, as not to sting but to make you SMILE.

You
HAVE to
LAUGH
in
life.

Which made adoring Robin Williams SO easy.
He could make you laugh even if you specifically trying NOT to.

He was my friend in so many ways.

I must have first heard him as the Genie.

Singing the songs i'd sing to my best friends

"you aint NEVA had a friend like me."

He was right.

I never had a friend like him. He was the kind of friend you could carry with you in your pocket. He'll be there, waiting to crack a joke, seduced by the thrill of creating a fresh smile. 

Now that friend is amongst the stars.
And I can only see him in the dark.
How he shines so bright, stands so proud. His audience or fellow stars giggling from his glistening humor.


A symphony of lights shinning brighter on this night that Robin gave up the fight.

After he gave up the fight. 

For so many, he was the reason not to give up. 

CARPE DIEM ! ! ! 
He said to his open hearted pupils, 

MAKE YOUR LIVES EXTRAORDINARY ! ! ! 


He told them to LIVE! 
TO LIVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! 


I wonder what makes him laugh most… 
I wish I could have made him laugh 
before he turned into casper the ghost. #bars 

I recall him as Mrs. Doubtfire.
He never made me doubt his fire.
He put on that dress and went in drag, out of pure LOVE. LOVE.
Robin was ONLY about the love.

I recall first watching him in a serious role in Dead Poets Society. At first I thought this role was so out of character for him. But once I really UNDERSTOOD that his humor was lessons too, I understood that he was really a teacher more then a comedian. He led by example how to swim against the stream: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnAyr0kWRGE

He was the freest spirit only a child can compare.
He was Jack, the kid stuck in a mans body, but somehow didn't care.



He was my teacher. My captain. My poet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdXhWS7lLvs

He taught me all my life, and I didn't even know it.



He.
He was life.

He was life.

He is life.

So tonight, lets pray for the light.