Passing of
my favorite – Robin Gibb of the
Legendary Bee Gees
Today, the world
over is mourning the loss of yet another
legendary singer who brought us so many sweet music and songs of the yesteryear. Robin passed away at the age of
62 losing a battle with the cancer of colon and liver. Bee Gee’s songs are favorites to many, and
one of my favorite “Don’t forget to remember” probably rings familiar to many
who were teenagers of the 70s, the
favorite pop group that fills the dance floor and disco tech with the forever sounds of the Bee Gees disco
beat. The Trio had turned disco into a
worldwide phenomenon with their disco beat and music, especially disco
soundtrack Saturday Night Fever in 1977.
Fans flooded the
Twitter over passing of disco music legend headlines a local tabloid. It is a sad year for musical legends, with the recent passing of disco legend Donna
Summer’s passing just last week. The Bee
Gees had their 1st hit in
1963 with The Battle of the Blue and Grey.
Some years back, Robin’s brother
Maurice had died of similar illness in 2003 and Andy in 1988. Reading in the news about what Robin said to
the Tabloid, I can imagine what goes on
in Robin’s mind, as it brought back some memories to myself
about some frustrations that probably lingers on his mind during his later
days.
He said “I sometimes wonder if
all the tragedies my families has suffered – like Andy and Maurice dying so
young and everything that’s happened to
me recently – is a kind of karmic price
we are paying for all the fame and fortune we’ve had.” Such
are the frustration that people harbor when in sufferings, in hardship or in sickness. I am
sure the feelings of why , why me , why does this has to happen to me, keep
flashing across his mind.
Some years back, I
was in similar situation where within my
family under one roof, my family and I
had to endure this pain and suffering,
of seeing and attending to 2 cases of chronic illness till the end. My youngest daughter was born with a extreme case of spinal bifida,
resulting in my daughter bed-ridden, unable to live a normal life. Several
years of in and out of hospital is like a chore. As the doctor puts it plainly, it will be like providing and caring for her with all the
love we best can and waiting just for the final day to come. Along with this
suddenly, my mother was diagnosed with stomach cancer. A year of treatment and operations, these 2 added tremendous strains to the
family.
When the world collapse in front of you, how would you face
it? In the same manner, my mind is full of frustration, starting to
blame everything around. Until when I
came across a inspirations on strengthening
our faith in life that there were so many others in more worst off situation,
yet can overcome to emerge victorious in life.
Only in faith that my wife and I find the solace and
strength to thread/shoulder on, to give
the children and family what is best.
Probably like Robin’s mind, it
took some time and some soul searching before I accepted that reality and
facts, that It is indeed the karmic
seeds that I must have sowed in my
previous life. It took a long long time
to get past the denial stage, to finally accept the reality. Only when I accepted the reality, life takes
on a new and different meaning. That everything we hold on to are only
transient in nature, and that during
our lifetime, we must do all the best
that we can to improve the lot of ourselves as well as those others around
us. Only through good deeds and actions,
we can sow the seeds for our future. And hopefully bring this with us to the next
lifetime with positive karmic manifestation.
So in life, I have to take life
as it comes, suffer what is there to
suffer and enjoy what is there to enjoy.
Life is like the 4 seasons, when
it comes to extreme cold in the winter,
we must be well prepared and persevere and in no time, Spring time will come without fail. So, no
matter how bad the situation is, always
know better things will follow.
And in life, it is not about the fateful event that happened to you that matters. More
importantly, it is how you get on and out of it that matters most. That is standing up again after you have
fallen. Let’s embrace life with this
philosophy.
Dedicated to the legendary Robin Hugh Gibb – Rest in Peace.
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