I was not aware of the death of Anthony Bourdain. I realized the fact because of this video and it hit me hard the news due I admire his work. I agree with you that a sad ending like his doesn´t compromised the beautiful ideal imprinted in his work.

As an answer to the darkness that you mention and we all have, I would like to share an insight that always helps me when I need it the most and for me access the truth that you mention

When I breath in

I have arrived, I am home.

Breathing out

I smile to my body, I reconcile with my body

(Thich Nhat Hanh)

Cheers,
Aída

God bless you and yours,
Beth

The way I see it, is this: he was alone, lonely and far away from home, in a hotel room, very drunk – and he made a bad choice out of an emotional overreaction to photos he saw on the internet. Did he ever address them, specifically? I don’t think so.

Did he ever have an ‘intentions’ conversation with Asia? Probably not. And after seeing those photos – that would have been the next logical step. “Are we not in a committed, monogamous relationship? I thought we were?”

We all have to use our words, and our capacity for rational thought, to elevate us to where we want to be, in this life – or we are lost. People are not mind-readers. We have to make our position clear; and that takes courage.

Otherwise the alternative is just too dreadful to contemplate.

He was a lovely man – so intelligent, kind and funny, the best kind of person; salt-of-the-earth, genuine, would give you the shirt off his own back if you needed it.

And it’s so sad that he could not see his own value, right at the time he most needed to know it for himself.