Healthy dose of "point of view"

Hello Everyone,

Recently I've made a post on my facebook account about the incident in Norway and about Amy Winehouse's death. It was...and I quote

"First, my prayers and thoughts go out to those in Norway, such a horrible tragedy.... Second, Amy Whinehouse dead? Obvious OD...now up until now I had completely forgotten about her very existence as I'm sure many have, also...I'm not surprised about her OD, I AM surprised she lived as long as she did (sorry to those that liked her, I didn't lol)"

Instantly I was smacked in the face by multiple people claiming that I was laughing and "happy" about AW's death. And giving sympathy to those in Norway that I knew nothing about and "could have deserved what they got", for all I know...::rolls eyes::

First off, I understand VERY clearly that no one deserves to die, especially when its not a 'natural cause'. But understand me when I say that it doesn't mean that I can't have strong feelings against specific people and FEEL that they deserve whatever they get. Yes its true, I don't know AW's life story, nor do I care to know, and I don't know very much about her at all. What I do know is, when someone dies of a specific way as an over dose because they have an addiction to drugs or alcohol (or both), it is obvious they knew what they were doing to themselves and didn't care about their own lives to stop before the tragedy. AW was offered and even begged to get help on several occasions. She even made a very popular song about her refusal to get help. Now I'm no expert, but doesn't that make her responsible for her own death since she refused ANY hep???? She as an adult is responsible for herself anyway, right? So how can people feel so sad and sorry for someone whom obviously did not care about their own life. Yet people that feel disappointment or pity or even anger towards that same individual get ridiculed for it? We are told we are open to our own opinions, yet get shunned for that very thing. Just because we don't show sympathy....
My honest and full blown uncensored feelings and opinion about this particular situation is....She did not care about herself in any way shape or form. Yes she may have had mental or past issues that lead her down the path she did, but no one ever FORCED her on a daily basis to take the drugs, to drink the alcohol, to do whatever it was she constantly did. She knew exactly what she was doing to herself and did not care. She may not of had the clear state of mind the full consequences, but she knew on some level. Everyone does. Who knows, she may have thought that she was doing herself some good...All I can say though was that her death was NOT a shock at all. Did she deserve it? Probably not, I was not a fan of hers, I didn't like her at all, so I'm not of a place to say. Am I sad about her death? No, I don't know anything about her other than the weird make up and snookie hair, and that rehab song she had. How can I be sad about a celebrity figure that I had no feelings about? I don't believe in celebrities (more on that in another blog). I don't feel bad for them when they die in OD ways.

About the people in Norway, when people; children, teenagers, even adults, are killed in a brutal sick manner...Of course I'm going to send out my sympathy to them and their families. When your life is suddenly taken from you by another person in a quick and sick manner, of course its sad. I am a paranormal investigator, on a regular basis I have investigated (and have future investigations) about people that were murdered suddenly and taken from their loved ones in a sudden grotesque way. No one should ever play God with peoples lives...when it comes to their own life, no one can stop them but themselves, but when it comes to an innocent un-expecting soul...wth? Seriously? People like that should be put in an electric chair and fried ::coughcoughcaseyanthonycoughcough::....So I send my thoughts and prayers to those that lost loved ones during that whole thing, and I got criticized for giving them sympathy...Really? Yes...I get yelled at for showing NO sympathy to a celebrity drug addict that died of an over dose, and for SHOWING sympathy to a bunch of innocent people that were brutally murdered in Norway....does this make sense? Please tell me so I can understand if it does make sense to you...

This is my point of view on the two unique situations that happened on the same day. It is my opinion and freedom to feel and think the way I do. For ANYONE to feel and think the way they do. Yes I have been through a lot in my life to where I should understand AW's unique situation and that she was probably just hurting. Well here's what I have to say to THAT....I have friends that have been through WORSE than even what I went through and none of them are loaded on drugs, none of them get drunk on a daily/hourly basis, and they all have become respected and admirable human beings. While some people try to find excuses of why people take drugs, I find reasons why they should never take drugs. Its easy to take drugs and forget about your problems and drift into an altered mind state, but it takes a REAL human/adult/person to not take the drugs and deal with the issues that life has handed them and to learn and move on from it.


For now, I leave you with this...


“When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.” - Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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