“Bravo for continuing to believe in who you are, in everything you are. I’m sure the world is smart enough to see who you really are.”
France Castel said so to Maripier Morin in the episode of L’autre midi à la table d’à cote, airing on Radio-Canada on Sunday.
Oh how I wish France Castel was right!
And I wish that after this powerful interview, Maripier Morin was able to turn the page, move on to another phone call, get a second chance, close this chapter of his life, start over (insert any metaphors you want here a). .
NEXT EPISODE!
France Castel and Maripier Morin have both overcome their addictions (alcohol and cocaine for Morin, cocaine only for Castel). But the big difference between the two is that back when Castel was splurging, social media didn’t exist.
I devoured in one bite the 42 minutes of filmed encounter between these two addicts, these two life-crippled, and these two passionate and vulnerable women. And Maripier Morin made a series of shocking statements:
About his alcoholism: “Bradley Cooper knew I was an alcoholic before I knew it.”
On her sexual urge to make anything that moves “French”: “I’ve been acting my whole life. I was afraid of sex, it’s something I’m uncomfortable with. […] I became like a handlebar. The bartenders called me Mariefrench. I didn’t care if you were a boy or a girl, I wanted everyone to like me.”
On his failures in athletic competition: “I wanted to compensate and prove that I have value, it became unhealthy”.
About being around men rather than women: “The presence of men calms me down. When it comes to girls, I always wonder when they’re going to stick a knife in my back. I’m always suspicious.”
The most heartbreaking moment, however, came when Castel and Morin returned to the penalty spot to pay for Maripier Morin’s behavior that led to his loss in July 2020.
We were entitled to the following exchange…
Castel: “Do you have to be punished for that?”
Morin: “I have no answer, the people will decide”.
Castel: “It’s up to you to decide if you’re entitled to it.”
Morin: “It starts with my forgiveness”.
Castel: “You have to stop punishing yourself”.
This exchange was followed by silence and tears. It’s not a play. I think it.
CONFESSION-SALVATION-ABSOLUTION
Maripier Morin went through all the steps provided for in the Small Catechism of Social Punishment in Quebec.
She made a mistake, admitted her mistake, beat herself up for her mistake, accepted others whipping her for her mistake, asked forgiveness for her mistake, worked privately to change the causes that led her to commit his mistake the behavior that caused him to make mistakes He cried privately for his guilt, cried publicly for his guilt.
Can we use it again now… absolutely?
