Your Past and Future Pale in Comparison to Your Present

I just watched an emotional video from Stephen Fry, a gentle man and scholar, saying, in his very own self-effacing way, that he had overcome (fingers crossed) prostate cancer. I don't know Stephen Fry personally. I'm not one for being shocked or going over the top when celebrities or famous people get diseases or die. These are just people, after all. We are all part of the human race. If one 'stranger' is entitled to our pity, all should be.