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mlurtsema |
| Date: |
30-Jan-2005-09:11:10 |
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The Suicide of an Impeccable Warrior? |
I pulled this up from the Thread "Way Did Rama Leave the Body." The absolute crap I've been hearing on this thread has my head spinning around in circle. Some of you folks need to get a clue and stop living in the fantasy world of 1985.
So, in the spirit of open discourse I thought an honest opinion was wanted and needed, and I didn't want it to get lost in the middle of the other lengthy thread.
I recently re-read a news article that indicated that police found Brinn unconscious in a guest bedroom with an incoherent note that described the events leading to Rama's death. The article actually printed the note -- and it was certainly incoherent.
I don't think it is surprising that Brinn doesn't go to events. I doubt she would feel welcome by a few of our old friends. I certainly don't think I would be welcome at any event, and all I did was talk shit about Rama when we went our separate ways. Unfortunately, she was with Rama when he signed off and I can feel the emotional charge around that.
With the available information, it seems fairly obvious that he killed himself. I doubt there is any conspiracy to hide the truth. That said, my spidey sense tells me that there is probably more to the story than we are likely ever to know. And yet, its really none of our business. Whatever happened or did not happen is between Brinn and Rama.
Giving some thought to the matter over the years, I find that there are few acceptable words that adequately describe how appalling I find it that Rama didn't have the goddammed courage to kill himself without trying to take someone with him -- his lover and one of his students no less.
Similar to fairy tale about Carlos's fateful plunge off the cliff, such a suicide is not the action of an impeccable warrior or even a man that has courage, love in his heart, or respect for life. As far as I am concerned, his actions on that night are as despicable as those jerk-weeds we occasionally hear about who kill their loved ones before killing themselves. And in some ironic fashion it is worse, because he didn't even have the power to finish what he set out to do. And, for that, as fellow travelers with Brinn, we should be grateful and compassionate.
Rama's death was not heroic, or artful, or even tragic. It was just pitiful.
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