Martin Sheen Drops Some Wisdom On Our Asses
OK, so I’m editing pictures and watching a Tivo’d Graham Norton Show on BBC America, and Martin Sheen is on. The other guest has recently gotten engaged and asks Martin Sheen for advice about marriage. What he says is great (for marriage or any significant relationship):
The ideal way to go into a marriage is that you’ll promise that person that you will help them become themselves at all cost, so you will tell them the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth ALL the time, and most of the time, you’ll be the only person that will. And there’s another level to it as well… People talk about happiness. So, “Oh, I’m happy with Larry,” or, “He makes me happy. She makes me happy. This makes me happy,” but they rarely talk about joy, and that’s the thing that transcends the whole relationship is the element of joy and realizing with gratitude and praise that the other person has allowed you to experience joy. That’s different.
After that, Graham Norton said, “I think I can say safely that’s the most profound thing anyone has ever said on this show.”
I think he’s right!
I recommend you watch from 3:00-9:00. It’s a good 6 minutes. That other guy is really funny, too! I love the bit about what happens when you ask men “What are you thinking?”
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