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THOMASJOHNGRALAK
whatitreallywas?Inanoceanwithstrongcurrents,Iwasfloatingona
tatteredraf,leadingmeviciouslyintothewaterfallaheadofme.What
heightenedthephobiawastherealisationthattheclosestonesinmy
lifewerethewavescarryingmetowardsthisinevitablefall.Tatwave
wasmyveryownfather.
Butthatphaseisnomorenow,Imanagedtohangontoarockthat
savedmefromthefall.Backthen,Iwasinfuriatedwhichhasnowmor-
phedintoacalmnessunseenbymany.Insteadoffindingthefaultwith-
inhim,Ilocatedthereasonsastowhyhewoulddosuchathingtome?
Inhindsight,Inowappreciateallthathappenedandwhyithappened.I
realisethatIlearnedtosurvivebythewavesthatwerecarryingme,and
alsorealisedthatIwasnottheonlyonegettinghurt,thattherewere
othersontherafsinthesameoceanbeingledtothesamewaterfall.
Myfatherbecamefromapirateintheoceantoarockthatheldme
atthelastmomentandIrespecthimforthat.Ilearnedtomasterself-
controlandthankhimwithpuregratitude.Heisthesolereasonofthis
personalhealingformeandIcannowfacethecrowdwithoutmyeyes
downcast.
TeBoxingofEmotions
Sometimes,inordertofillthepeace,onehastocleanthenegativity
within.BoxingwasthetoolIusedtopouroutmypessimisticnature
anddevelopthepositivesideoflife.Iwasplummetedtotheground,
maybe20feetunderbutboxingmademeriseupbeforethecount-
down.Myfeeblestaturebecomeafortifiedstrongholdasboxingmade
gavemeanewpersona;anewcharacter.
Notonlywasthischaracterahardjabfortheopponentsinthe
ring,buttheringwithinmehadbeenprovidedaresolutepersonwho
wouldjustnotgiveupandfighttillthelastbell.Itmademeachieve
victoriesfromtheoutsideandpersonaldevelopmentsinternally.Sacri-
fices,fights,notgivingup,andothervaluetraitsgavemealifeIaspired
direly.
