Ryno's personal tragedy

[Zara]

"This is a topic that is not talked about enough and it is a huge problem," Anderson continued. "Let's be honest here. We live in a society now where you've got to live up to something, you've got to be a certain person and you're not (always) going to be accepted. Every single person has something special about them. That's what I want to be my goal here."

 

http://www.nba.com/2013/news/09/30/pelicans-anderson.ap/index.html

 

I had no idea. Wow...

[jec]

It's sad to see him try to rationalize it to coincide with his religion. What a terrible thing to happen, though, and I wish the best for him and the girl's family.

[Optimist Prime]

It's sad to see him try to rationalize it to coincide with his religion. What a terrible thing to happen, though, and I wish the best for him and the girl's family.

 

Um... I don't want to get into a debate or anything, but I feel it should be said that "everything happens for a reason" is not a doctrine of any historical faith. It's a very modern western concept.

 

Either way, this is a very sad story and I am glad to see that Ryan has reacted in this way (starting a help foundation). Hopefully many lives will be changed for the positive through it.

[jec]

Um... I don't want to get into a debate or anything, but I feel it should be said that "everything happens for a reason" is not a doctrine of any historical faith. It's a very modern western concept.

 

Why do I even bother? Back to basketball. My apologies.

[Optimist Prime]

Why do I even bother? Back to basketball. My apologies.

 

Perhaps it was unwise of me to point it out as well. Especially given the topic of this thread.