I heard the news of Steve Irwin’s death from my husband when we were on the dinner table. I don’t read the news very much, neither do I watch the television very often. The accident happened on yesterday, right after the Father’s Day. This poor guy got killed underneath the water by a stingray when shooting the program for US Discovery Channel. The fish stabbed his chest and he didn’t make it long before had a chance to be taken to the hospital. Steve Irwin died on the spot, at his work field, at his age of 40s, leaving his two lovely little kids and his wife behind. He was at his best time and nothing looks against him, except the nagative news of his carrying his babe in the arms fighting the crocodiles, which made psychologists, children protectors almost panicing. He nearly has everything, a happy family, lots of fortune and a nationaly and internationally fame. But the most important thing is he has his own beloved profession and a brilliant future. He is very experienced in animals handling and almost a icon of Australian amazing range of wildlife. He was the one who pulled over on the four-wheel drive road because of a little snake in his way, and he got off the car and stroked it in his palms, saying “good stuff”. He was a legend.

For some reason, I have never been a big fan of him, maybe because of his look, maybe because of his very Aussie dialect, maybe because I have never been close to animals and I am not from a country which values environmentalists very much, or maybe, just because of my personal silly preferences. But I respect him as I respect anyone who has a big passion for what s/he does, and on this guy, you can see that passion in his eyes and every move when he’s with animals. And I also can not deny that his job was very risky and not the one whoever has good looking, big boobs or sexy legs (like those actors and actresses) could do. But he has gone, in a brutal way. He spent all his life dealing with animals but he eventually lost his life because of animals. I think it cruel for him to be killed by what he loved, but at the same time, it might be the best ending if there was a destiny for him to finish his life. He chose to live dangerously but happily with other species exists on this earth, he had to accept the natural but the most brutal principle exists on this earth, ” animals kill each other” .

His death is only the third fatal attack of stingray recorded in Australia. Steve once said, “I have no fear of losing my life – if I have to save a koala, a crocodile, a kagaroo or a snake. Mate, I will save it.”

I have read so many nagative things blaming him or critisizing him, but I still want to say “don’t be so hard on him and don’t be so small-minded. He’s gone already. Don’t you see what message he had passed to us, we these vulgar and ordinary hearts with equally vulgar and ordinary flesh? He said “DON’T BE SCARED”.

All my deepest mouning for his death…….