Justin Baldoni who plays a lead role in the popular series Jane the Virgin has welcomed a son with his wife Emily. The actor expressed his joys and hopes through a message to his son Maxwell. He wrote;
Dear Maxwell, As your daddy goes on this journey to explore his own masculinity and what it means to be a man. As he interviews experts, survivors, talks deeply with the other men in his life, and sits with the women around him...he’s realized there is one thing he wants you to learn and develop more than anything. One thing that could be your super power that would give you the strength to truly make a difference in our world. One thing (of many) that your daddy has not been good at and continually failed at over the course of his life. One thing that could solve so many (if not ALL) of the worlds problems.
And one thing he is working on and trying his best his best to improve because for so long he THOUGHT he was doing it but really wasn’t.
That one thing is to LISTEN. Really listen. Listen so much that you can actually HEAR. Because if we don’t listen than there is no space to hear. And if we don’t hear then there can be no growth. And without growth...life becomes meaningless.
So listen to the women in your life. Listen to your mother, your sister, your nana. Listen to your guy friends, your bullies and the strangers you meet everyday. Listen to those who can’t speak. Listen even when it hurts. Just listen. And then let your actions be your response.
I love you my son. I can’t wait to see who you grow up to be. Daddy
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