The Truth is something that we spend a lot of time dwelling on. We look for it everywhere, in books, in God, and in others. Stop for a moment and think about its meaning? We often think of it as something universal that is set in stone and applies to everyone. But it might well be something different.

I recently had an interesting discussion with my niece. In her opinion, I am crazy to go surfing with a recently broken neck or kayak fishing alone in the open sea. As she was really worried I decided to explain to her my way of mitigating risks and dealing with uncertainties.

After having gone through the accident in Shattered Dreams I was faced with a new challenge… overcoming fear.

The ICU experience

The doctor explained that I would have to be kept in the intensive care unit to monitor my progress as the swelling goes down in my neck. So far I could pretty much move everything but couldn’t feel my left thumb and didn’t have control of my bladder.

The place was quite special; there were no windows and the white lights were on all the time so it was impossible to know whether it was day or night!