There’s a scene in Sleepless in Seattle where, Sam talks to a radio host, Dr. Marcia Fieldstone, about his wife.
Sam lost his wife to cancer.
Here’s how the conversation goes:
Dr. Marcia Fieldstone: People who truly loved once are far more likely to love again. Sam, do you think there’s someone out there you could love as much as your wife?
Sam Baldwin: Well, Dr. Marcia Fieldstone, that’s hard to imagine.
Dr. Marcia Fieldstone: What are you going to do?
Sam Baldwin: Well, I’m gonna get out of bed every morning… breathe in and out all day long. Then, after a while I won’t have to remind myself to get out of bed every morning and breathe in and out… and, then after a while, I won’t have to think about how I had it great and perfect for a while.
Dr. Marcia Fieldstone: Tell me what was so special about your wife?
Sam Baldwin: Well, how long is your program? Well, it was a million tiny little things that, when you added them all up, they meant we were supposed to be together… and I knew it. I knew it the very first time I touched her. It was like coming home… only to no home I’d ever known… I was just taking her hand to help her out of a car and I knew. It was like… magic.
It’s a million little things.
It’s the imperfect puzzle pieces coming together in the perfect way.
That’s what makes it great for a while.
Happy Valentines Day.
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Beautiful, JD. Sleepless in Seattle is one of my favorite movies and the bonus is – both the actors are favorites.
I recently saw The Terminal starring Tom Hanks…and was overwhelmed by his role!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan are great together. They were in Joe vs. the Volcano, You’ve Got mail, and Sleepless in Seattle.
Tom Hanks has a way of continuously reinventing himself. From Big to The Burbs to Cast Away to Apollo 13 to Saving Private Ryan to The Green Mile to Captain Phillips, he’s got a wide range.
Meg Ryan was once called “the current soul of romantic comedy,” and I think it’s a fitting title.
JD,
Thank you so much for this wonderful post. One of my favorite movies and exactly how I feel about my wife. I try to show her every day how much I love and appreciate her and all the wonderful little things about her. She truly is magic to me.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
It’s a great movie and one of the best expressions I’ve ever heard on what makes somebody so special and how they impact our lives.
It’s that magic of a million tiny little things that turns the ordinary into the extraordinary.
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