13 Sweetest Lessons We Learned From Robin Williams' Characters
We may not have met Robin Williams in person, but it feels as if we have lost a good friend. Robin Williams was there throughout our childhood, appearing in different voices and different costumes to teach us so many invaluable lessons that we still hold dear today.
By Darian Goh
— 12 Aug 2014, 01:34 PM
— Updated over 10 years ago
1. When Robin Williams was the voice of Genie in Aladdin in 1992, he taught us the value of true friendship. It was one of the most iconic childhood cartoons for a lot of us.
2. Remember him as Professor Philip Brainard in Flubber? Remember how he taught us to never take shortcuts in life?
3. In the movie "Jack", Robin played a boy who ages four times faster than usual. His character taught us to embrace childlike joy in us
4. When Robin played the wise teacher John Keating in Dead Poets Society, he urged us to look at the world from different perspectives, to seize the day, to make our lives extraordinary
6. Who could forget the ditzy Mrs. Doubtfire? The hilarious scene of Robin dressed as a woman and dancing with the vacuum cleaner reminded us that it is okay to be a little bit goofy, it is okay to laugh at ourselves.
8. When he put on the red clown nose as Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, Robin gave us a very important lesson in spreading joy and laughter with the people around us
