General Douglas MacArthur died in hospital on April 5th 1964. In the following days 150,000 people viewed his casket. A hero. A genius. 84 years old.

30 years later April 5th is probably the day singer Kury Cobain died by a self inflicted gunshot to the head. Rich, famous, 28 years old. His suicide note included these words: “I have a goddess of a wife who sweats ambition and empathy and a daughter who reminds me too much of what i used to be, full of love and joy, kissing every person she meets because everyone is good and will do her no harm. And that terrifies me to the point to where I can barely function. I can’t stand the thought of Frances becoming the miserable, self-destructive, death rocker that I’ve become.”

His body was found on April 8th.

Totally Alone.

MacArthur viewed by 150,000 people.

What a contrast.

I believe the coincidence of dates is God’s way of getting us to think about the relative meaning of these men’s lives.

Geoff Fox, April 5, 2025, Melbourne, Australia