Why don't you think his death was not a tragedy?
I judge it by way of magnitude.
The coronavirus that has killed over 200 people in China is a tragedy to me. There deaths are a tragedy given the sheer amount of people and generations it has affected. The 911 attacks were a tragedy, given how it affected the USA for the last 2 decades and the additional lives it has taken by way of war. The Spanish influenza of 1918 was a tragedy, killing close to 50 million people. These are events that shape humanity, hence why I call them a tragedy.
Kobe's death is a very sad one. He was a fantastic NBA player. But I also look at it from a very objective standpoint. Even in Kobe's 41 years of life, he had already lived a better life than millions before have and millions after him will. The sheer pleasures, things he had seen and experienced are all things which the vast majority of us will never experience. His stardom/fame alone is something that in this lifetime is experienced by very little. His wife and surviving children will have it hard, but it can certainly be worse. They could be poor and without a great father & husband. Kobe's family will never suffer by way of a lack of financial means, they will instead suffer due to the lack of his presence, which will come with its own level of hardship.
For all those in attendance, please understand that I believe his death was a sad event. Kobe's name/reputation echoed throughout the late 90's and early 2000's in a way which certainly made him a NBA name that I could remember far past the time that I stopped caring for that sport. I guess I just look at what a tragedy is differently.
Now, if tomorrow someone on GetBig dies, I believe I know them better than I knew Kobe. You guys are real to me, Kobe was not. Onlyme died and that shit affected me. I literally felt his death and would feel the same if any of you died.
I wish Kobe's family the best life has to offer moving forward.
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