Will do, Harris.
Q, My heart is with you. In fact, while I thought about Mr. Newman and his family all day today, I was also thinking of you. He was such a phenomenal person, and I don't use the word "phenomenal" lightly. He was, simply, a beautiful person, inside and out.
Sorry for your pain.
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MissP - it does seem a little silly, as I certainly didn't know the man. BUT, I ended up investing some of the longing for a father-figure I had in his public persona - which honestly helped me through some difficult times.
*sigh*
I guess it's just ANOTHER sign that I still have so much to process and learn.
There isn't a 'graduation' from life, is there?
I don't think it's silly at all, Q. I admire him so much, yet I know I will never be able to give back to this world all he did. He was a REAL human being -- flawed yet peerless.
He certainly made the world a better place by living in it and gave a lot of people -- including me -- hope.
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Thanks, MissP - that makes me feel a little less 'wacko'.
Although, there're so MANY things that make me 'wacko', I'm not sure assuaging one aspect accomplishes all that much
I did love him so, for so MANY reasons. His example taught me so much - and his life with Joanne is almost like a blueprint.
It's funny you mention the flaws. A failed marriage, the death of Scott which took the rug out from under him. And yet, it was his dealing with those situations - and open, honest and sincere effort to learn and grow - that taught me more than anything else.
And now I'm crying again. Dammit. I'm SUCH a sap.
I really DO wish for peace in the hearts of Joanne and the girls.
Joanne, who will always be one of my primary examples of how to live a life of grace, awareness, intent and promise.
He was such an honest person, too. Here is a quote from The Hole in the Wall Camp website:
"I wish I could recall with clarity the impulse that compelled me to help bring this camp into being. I'd be pleased if I could announce a motive of lofty purpose. I've been accused of compassion, of altruism, of devotion to Christian, Hebrew, and Moslem ethic, but however desperate I am to claim ownership of a high ideal, I cannot. I wanted, I think, to acknowledge Luck; the chance of it, the benevolence of it in my life, and the brutality of it in the lives of others, made especially savage for children because they may not be allowed the good fortune of a lifetime to correct it." ~ Paul Newman
I'm sad as well, Q. As far as a "graduating from life" goes, all I can say is that if anyone did it, it was Paul Newman. And he earned a Ph.D.
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I read that quote earlier on their site, MissP. I was so glad they included it, as it showed the foundational character of the man, as we've been describing.
I know it's ridiculous, but I found myself earlier this evening wishing they would devote a special segment at next year's Oscars to him - not just have it be a part of the memorial segment. That sounds so crass and disrespectful to any others needing remembrance - but I think his existence and reality deserves special treatment.
Actually, what I'd really like is a prime-time retrospective of his life.
The Oscars really should pay him a special tribute...for MANY, MANY reasons, the least of which is that he was one of the few icons of Hollywood left. And Elizabeth Taylor, who may be the LAST of the Hollywood icons, should lead the tribute.
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/3/05
Somewhere in all of this is a comment about "Ps and Qs"...but I'm too tired to think it up right now!
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Feeling pretty good so far this morning. Keeping my fingers crossed for the rest of the day.
Morning peoples!
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