Even the same problem, met upon by different people in different circumstance at different timing, can provide an entirely different outlook. That's not to say I advocate suicide. I just think we should think twice before passing our judgment - this I've mentioned before, too. Like I always tell the kids, that's why the brain is higher up in your body, above your mouth, and not anywhere else. So, always think twice before you say something, about anything or about anyone.
Nonetheless, I was hoping it was not a suicide case, as what was initially suspected. Alas, my worst fears came true.
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Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke had been suffering from depression, his widow said Wednesday, one day after the Hannover captain threw himself in front of a train.
Speaking at a news conference called by his club, Teresa Enke said her 32-year-old husband was afraid their adopted daughter would be taken away from the family if his illness became public knowledge. The couple's biological daughter died three years ago from a heart problem when she was 2."I tried to be there for him," Teresa Enke said, choking back tears. "When he was acutely depressive, it was a difficult time. We thought we'd manage everything. We thought with love, we could do it. But you can't."
Mrs. Enke said her husband had been afraid that he would lose ``his sport, our private life," if his illness had become known. In May, the couple adopted a girl who is now 8 months old.
In a suicide note, Enke apologized to his family and the staff treating him for deliberately misleading them into believing he was better, "which was necessary in order to carry out the suicide plans," Markser said.
"Despite daily treatment, we did not succeed in preventing his suicide," the doctor said.
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I thoroughly agree with Thomas Bach, president of the German Olympic committee, who called Enke's death "really tragic."
"When you see how many blows of destiny he had to overcome in the past years, how he always carried on and stood up, that shows his human qualities. That's why it's that much more tragic that he saw no way out any longer," Bach said.
Enke first sought help when he was blamed for Barcelona's loss to a second-division team in his debut and was dropped from the first team by then-coach Louis van Gaal, now in charge at Bayern Munich.
Enke, who was born in the former East German city of Jena and started his career there, also played for Borussia Moenchengladbach, Benfica, CD Teneriffa and Fenerbahce, which he left after one game because of a hostile reaction by fans over a poor performance. He joined Hannover in 2004.
Said Benfica president Luis Filipe Vieira: "Sometimes in life we receive news which is so bad that we are stunned, and Robert Enke's death is, without doubt, one of those occasions.'"
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Everyone thinks footballers earn big bucks and many are simply prima-donas but Enke's case really puts things into perspective. Shame on you Louis van Gaal. Learn to be a better man-manager. No wonder your Bayern Munich are laying in midtable now.
You had your reasons. You had your threshold and limits. We sympathize with that and although we would've dearly loved you to carry on the fight you've been embroiled in for so long, we are in no position to criticize your decision. I can't imagine what your feeling was like when you stepped on that pedal and raced towards the train. I'm lost for words. It pains to see such tragic and fragile aspect of life pass by. R.I.P. Enke. You'll Never Walk Alone.
May Teresa and their adopted child be showered with blessings. Stay strong - I'm sure that was the only thing on Enke's mind before he embarked on that journey of no-return.
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