A discussion about sales, sales tips and advice, and about those who land the deal

Here's what someone said, wagging his or her finger in the process, in response to my reaction and corresponding thoughts to the death of actor Heath Ledger.  I wish I could address them by name, but - surprise, surprise - they posted it annonymously:

"Heath Ledger was not a notorious success chaser. In fact, he was a pretty private person who just so happened to have been very talented. I don't think he overfocused on his career, necessarily. He was apparently very committed to his family, which reportedly was undergoing some problems.

But hey, way to inject your religio-political viewpoint into someone's
untimely death."

????  What the.... ?????

I expressed my sadness for an actor I enjoyed, and then made a point that success does not necessarily bring happiness...which it sounds like Mr. Ledger would have agreed with if what this poster says is true with regards for Mr. Ledger shunning the limelight for the more important things in life.

So I'm at a loss for what I did wrong.  I'm also at a loss as to why this person then goes on to accuse me of inserting my "religio-political viewpoint" in response to Ledger's death.  Huh?  Since when is telling my audience that God and family are important to me somehow wrong?  And how in the world is it a "political" view?

I probably shouldn't have spend this much time reacting to an annonymous post (lots of guts there, by the way, on not putting your name with your ridiculous comment) but its important to say that this actor was one I enjoyed, and thought he was good.  At the news of his death, I was sad. 

And, there are lessons in it that we can all remember as we continue on with our careers and with our lives.  And I stick by that opinion, and will go home this evening remembering the life lesson it has reminded me of.