Marlo Thomas | 08/09/2009 11:00 pm
Marlo Thomas at the Heart of Authenticity
In response to: What is the meaning of 'authenticity' to you? At what age did you truly feel authentic?
I don’t think authenticity comes with age — it comes from the heart. All of us try on different characters throughout our lives; we change ourselves to accommodate the situation, morphing as a means of survival. But when you’re behind closed doors that’s where the true test of authenticity happens. I feel my most authentic when I’m at home with my husband, and we have nothing more pressing to do than to be with each other. I also feel pretty authentic when I’m laughing. True laughter is something that you just can’t fake.
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Marlo, it’s true but it’s a sad commentary on our culture that many people feel that they must put on masks to get along and to survive. I have to say that
I have felt most authentic later in life when I not only knew I would have to pay a price to be nyself and be true to my self and ethics, but was willing and able to pay that price—something that I was not capable of when I was younger.