Choosing Your Own Destiny

It's been a tragic weekend, with deaths in Norway and the recent news about Amy Winehouse.  But One thing that struck me, is although any death is tragic, the fact that Amy Winehouse chose her own destiny, I find it very hard to feel sadness for her. Of course for her family and good friends it's a terrible loss and I do have sympathy for them. But in life you make your own choices where possible and someone with her talent and money, you would think that with the life she was gifted, meant that she had far more opportunity than most to turn her life around and make the best for herself. It appears she came from a normal background and didn't have too bad a start in life, with caring parents, something that not everyone of her age could boast.  Yet some of the most desolate and unfortunate people who've lost their way in life, still manage to turn their lives around. I consider her actions pretty self centred, as despite the help offered and knowing there was support there, she just pleased herself and didn't think of the pain she caused others, and the fact she had the money to pretty much do whatever she wanted, she chose to just carry on regardless. I guess at least now she's at peace from any pain. As for those poor young people who died in Norway... they had their lives ahead of them, and were never given any life choice on that fateful day.