I heard the news late and am saddened by it. Robin brought so much laughter to so many. He was a real national treasure. Here is some insight to depression for some of you. I've been there, as it grabs me periodically. There is more than one kind of depression, Robin had the "clinical" type, which means that it is a "disease", not caused by outside influences. Depression seems to make no sense to those who haven't suffered it. And suicide seems to be irrational to someone who has so much going for him. But depression screws up your thinking process, that is, it can make you irrational. 1+1 can equal "3" to someone who is depressed. A depressed person can come to the wrong conclusions when confronted with stressful situations. And, sometimes, and I think this is true in Robins case, he was just so darn tired of suffering with his disease that he couldn't take it any more. There is an old saying that goes something like this, "God never gives you more suffering than you can handle". I always thought that was a dumb saying as it is obviously not true. Intense suffering can break a man.
One thing for sure, by most accounts, Robin was a good fella. I'll bet he's got St. Peter and the crowd in stiches!
