Smart, successful, funny, and handsome, Robin Williams 37 to have it all. And yet, today he is dead. Apparently, by his own choice. But why? What went wrong? The joy, spontaneity, and humor of Robin Williams likely 38 the daily torment he endured in his on-again-off-again struggle with depression. He made us laugh out here, but he was in pain in there. Unfortunately, I know that pain. In his death, we have lost one of the most talented and creative spirits on the planet. Still, his death by suicide should be a wake-up call for us all. It is to remind us that many of us are walking a 39 line－smiling on the outside while slowly dying on the inside. I didn’t know Robin personally, so I am unable to speak with any certainty as to why he chose to end his life. But I have 40 that kind of torment and pain. For years, I, too, struggled with depression. And many days, I still do.