Life Lessons

In this episode Martin offers a bittersweet and touching reflection on his first year at Holy Trinity School in 1946. He brings to life the people and places that left an indelible impression on him, recalling friendships formed and loss encountered. All at the tender age of 6-year-old, these experiences created lasting memories for him and form the core of this beautiful reverie. This story is followed with the humor of Mark Twain, as well as the thought-provoking poetry of Walt Whitman and William Blake, creating both a teachable moment and an enjoyable one. A complete list of the writers and poets from Episode 4  The story “Looking Back Within” by Ramon Gerard Estevez AKA Martin Sheen is included here by granted copyright permission. Consider This Mark Twain “Never put off till tomorrow…” “The Noiseless Spider” Walt Whitman “Blessed Among Us: Chief Seattle” Robert Ellsberg “The Tyger” William Blake “Where the Mind is Without Fear” Rabindranath Tagore For more information about the writers and poets in this episode please visit us at: themartinsheenpodcast.comIf you would like to support us and get each episode ad-free please subscribe at Patreon.patreon.com/join/themartinsheenpodcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.