Last night I watched a 6 year old profile of the great Tony Hancock on some obscure TV channel.I was left with a sense of deep sorrow. This 'funny man' was dead at 44 having committed suicide in Australia back in 1968.
In almost every photograph of the many displayed, his eyes revealed a profound sorrow and discomfort with life.
He turned into an alcoholic; took on the arrogance of fame; embraced violence and self-destruction; betrayed his many friends and seemed incapable of maintaining any relationship.
As Christians, we have a duty to spot those around us who display similar symptoms and we must do our level best to help them. Christ would expect no less.
