He means more to me than I thought.
I was raised in an abusive home, and Star Trek TNG was one of my few escapes. I remember wanting to be like Captain Picard when I grew up. Confident, kind, direct, capable, and loving.
I don’t know if I’m there yet. But I’m trying.
I already miss you. So very much.
Would you mind sharing what he meant/means to you? I think reading your words will help.
Between the lines he delivered as Jean-Luc Picard and Professor X - even if they were written by someone else - they shaped my worldview.
The perspectives he spoke in my formative years on the human condition and being a singular representation of true leadership are hallmark examples that I strive for. I know he was acting - it doesn’t matter, it’s aspirational.
His love for life, all life; transcended the screen, as evidenced by his hijinks in recent memory with another anointed knight - Sir Ian McKellen.
We are richer for knowing him and poorer for having lost him…