Just Because...: Sad, So Sad...

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Sad, So Sad...

I've been pretty much in shock today. Hearing about that horrible murder of Chris Benoit's family jarred me in a way that I just didn't understand... What would ever drive a person into that sort of rage to do that to one's family?

Now, I'm not a wrestling fan, but my friend was an avid devotee. So much so, she would drag me to the matches in Western Mass so she could see Bret Hart. Thankfully, H.'s cousin was a wrestler and I often would spend time backstage chatting it up with him and his cousin always kept an eye out for me so I didn't get wrapped up with any of the "interesting ones". So, I rarely was ever surprised to hear about the substance abuse or the steroids that would float around backstage or befall these athletes. Nor was I surprised to hear about the pressure that corporate puts on them to put on a good show.

Throughout my dealings with them, I found that many of the wrestlers were genuinely nice and some were downright umm.. yeah, let's not name it. But all in all, was a fun part of my late teens. Chris was one of the nice ones, at least the times I had spoke with him.

Like my friend Malika said earlier, one just never really knows someone or what is going on with them. My heart goes out to his poor family - both surviving and past. Seeing clips of him with his son on the news just broke my heart. Such a promising young life cut down by tragedy with no explanation.

Sad, so sad...

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Posted by Lys :: 11:54 PM :: 1 comments

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