Anthony Bourdain dead at 61


tpreaves
RIP....I will forever appreciate the entertaining way he made the world a smaller place by bringing cultures closer through his travels.  The world could use surely more of that these days.

Death is sad. Suicide is sadder. As a father who has rescued his own daughter from multiple attempts at suicide, I know the aguish of those left behind who ask the question, why?

Behind this act is a troubled mind that needs to be nurtured and loved, not for a bit, but for ever. Treatment for such people is a lifelong endeavour requiring trained professionals and support networks, and mostly a loving family.

I am truly sorry. RIP.

Sad to hear this about Mr. Bourdain! And sad to hear about Kate Spade a few days earlier! Both millionaires! Certainly proves that inner peace and happiness can be elusive, despite having more wealth than most people! Let us pray for their souls!
Anthony was good for the planet. By bringing us along to places many of us would dare go, he introduced us to other cultures and invited us to understand and appreciate others...“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.”
- Mark Twain