I read that book probably 40 years ago and for some reason it always stuck with me. Saddest book I ever read.
One of my jobs when I was going to college was delivering meals to a rest home.
At a time in my life when the world seemed full of endless possibilities, I was around people nearing the end of their days.
I talked to some of them. They had had interesting and vibrant lives.
Some of them were extremely childish.....like Charlie Gordon.
In my studies, I came across the story of Icarus. He was the young man who flew too high with his wax wings and the sun melted his wings and he fell to his death in the ocean. His father had warned him not to fly too high.
I often wonder if the wings Icarus flew with didn’t actually melt.
Perhaps from his vantage point so high in the sky, he saw things that he didn’t want to see.
I sometimes think that Icarus just folded his wings and flew as fast as he could into the sea.
Maybe Robin Williams flew too high.