Both Hollywood and wrestling fans have witnessed John Cena portraying sundry characters. In "Barbie," he became an Atlantean mermaid, shirtless with long luscious blonde hair, appearing alongside popstar Dua Lipa; whereas, in "The Suicide Squad," he became the hulking macho man and aggressive vigilante, Peacemaker. But not many people would have witnessed John’s deeper side, which streams a treasure trove of spiritual wisdom. Recently, John appeared in an episode of the Jimmy Kimmel Live show and revealed an interesting backstory about an extra pocket watch he always carries.
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The episode opened with the guest host, Jeff Goldblum, giving a buoyant introduction to John. Soon, the dapper star entered the set and jumped straight into his raunchy comedy. Goldblum giggled as he flashed a cluster of paper sheets, saying that he had a lot to talk about, with him. In another moment, the star took out a pocket watch from his coat pocket, that immediately caught the host's attention.
“You took something out. My eye fell upon something that I thought was a pocket watch,” said Goldblum. John nodded, to which Goldblum exclaimed, “Hmm, that’s interesting.” Before the host could say anything else, John quipped, “It’s broken.” The audience in the studio burst into a collective laughter. “What do you mean it's broken,” Jeff asked, surprised. “It doesn’t tell time. I broke it a long time ago, but I keep it with me,” John revealed. He pointed to another watch strapped around his wrist and said, “This one tells time, but this one [broken pocket watch] tells perspective.”
“Perspective, uh huh?” Jeff repeated, puzzled. Then, John looked down at the broken watch slinging in his hands and revealed some of its features. “It’s got engravings on two sides.” The engraving on the back side, he said, is something that supports him whenever his inferiority complex gets triggered. “I used to feel uncomfortable in rooms like this, in front of people,” John recalled, and added, “I used to think I was not enough. I did not value self.” According to CBS News, as a child, John was a target of bullying. As a means to cope, he started weightlifting at the age of 12 and soon entered the field of wrestling.
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As the episode continued, John explained, “So on the back of the watch, it simply says, ‘Comparison is the thief of joy.’” He took a moment to breathe and absorb the deep quote, then said, “So I take this. And every time I feel uncomfortable or low self-worth, it just gives me a little reminder. It reminds me that I am enough, that I am worthy of love.”
“And on the other side, it says ‘Memento Mori’ for when my head gets too big. I need to remember that I'm human and I am above no one,” John said, almost looking transcendental. According to Indiana University, the phrase "Memento mori" means "remember that you must die" in Latin. People usually say this phrase as a reminder of their mortality. “And always remember where I came from and remember those who support me that I don't do it alone. So I have one side for when I think my ego is too big and one side for when I don't feel enough.” He concluded his little snippet of uplifting session by saying, “And it's a nice little keeper of perspective, not time.”
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Of all the five hundred people who commented on the video within just a week, @michaelsantarlas17 expressed awe at John’s insights, “My god, John Cena. Profound on that perspective watch.” @7northwest652 remarked, “This is gold.” People also loved the pairing of John and Goldblum and proclaimed that the two stars should appear in a movie together.
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Forward into the episode, Goldblum said he felt choked after hearing the story behind the pocket watch, and that it had such a deep meaning. Apart from the pocket watch, the episode showed John speaking about wrestling, and how it acts like “a universal language” and “physical storytelling.” He then went on to share his thoughts about wrestling movies in general. Lastly, before the final curtain dropped, John returned to his usual comic style. The talk show episode concluded with both stars greeting each other with “thank you” and a warm handshake.
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Will your current friends still be with you after seven years?
Professor shares how many years a friendship must last before it'll become lifelong
Think of your best friend. How long have you known them? Growing up, children make friends and say they’ll be best friends forever. That’s where “BFF” came from, for crying out loud. But is the concept of the lifelong friend real? If so, how many years of friendship will have to bloom before a friendship goes the distance? Well, a Dutch study may have the answer to that last question.
Sociologist Gerald Mollenhorst and his team in the Netherlands did extensive research on friendships and made some interesting findings in his surveys and studies. Mollenhorst found that over half of your friendships will “shed” within seven years. However, the relationships that go past the seven-year mark tend to last. This led to the prevailing theory that most friendships lasting more than seven years would endure throughout a person’s lifetime.
In Mollenhorst’s findings, lifelong friendships seem to come down to one thing: reciprocal effort. The primary reason so many friendships form and fade within seven-year cycles has much to do with a person’s ages and life stages. A lot of people lose touch with elementary and high school friends because so many leave home to attend college. Work friends change when someone gets promoted or finds a better job in a different state. Some friends get married and have children, reducing one-on-one time together, and thus a friendship fades. It’s easy to lose friends, but naturally harder to keep them when you’re no longer in proximity.
Some people on Reddit even wonder if lifelong friendships are actually real or just a romanticized thought nowadays. However, older commenters showed that lifelong friendship is still possible:
“I met my friend on the first day of kindergarten. Maybe not the very first day, but within the first week. We were texting each other stupid memes just yesterday. This year we’ll both celebrate our 58th birthdays.”
“My oldest friend and I met when she was just 5 and I was 9. Next-door neighbors. We're now both over 60 and still talk weekly and visit at least twice a year.”
“I’m 55. I’ve just spent a weekend with friends I met 24 and 32 years ago respectively. I’m also still in touch with my penpal in the States. I was 15 when we started writing to each other.”
“My friends (3 of them) go back to my college days in my 20’s that I still talk to a minimum of once a week. I'm in my early 60s now.”
“We ebb and flow. Sometimes many years will pass as we go through different things and phases. Nobody gets buttsore if we aren’t in touch all the time. In our 50s we don’t try and argue or be petty like we did before. But I love them. I don’t need a weekly lunch to know that. I could make a call right now if I needed something. Same with them.”
Maintaining a friendship for life is never guaranteed, but there are ways, psychotherapists say, that can make a friendship last. It’s not easy, but for a friendship to last, both participants need to make room for patience and place greater weight on their similarities than on the differences that may develop over time. Along with that, it’s helpful to be tolerant of large distances and gaps of time between visits, too. It’s not easy, and it requires both people involved to be equally invested to keep the friendship alive and from becoming stagnant.
As tough as it sounds, it is still possible. You may be a fortunate person who can name several friends you’ve kept for over seven years or over seventy years. But if you’re not, every new friendship you make has the same chance and potential of being lifelong.