Long ago a read a brilliant story about a boy with amazing powers who was plagued by a terrible demon that threatened to possess him utterly and destroy everything he cared about.
Ursula Le Guin's tale of a boy coming of age by turning the tables on his own fears made a deep impact on me as I was growing up. I remember reading 'The Wizard of Earthsea' as part of my English literature classes. I understood the meaning then as I do now.
Face your fear and you will defeat it.
Now I am much older and maybe only a little wiser. I have been running from my own personal demons for far too long. Stress, anxiety and all the other gebeths have been hounding me for years. It is time to spin it all around and fight back.
I love stories like that of the boy from Gont. We may not speech the language of the ancient earth and we may not be able to command dragons but we all face battles with the dark spirits inside our hearts and minds. We must not let our fears grow out of control.
Ged finally won his battle when he accepted the darkness that was part of his psyche. In a way i must do the same. I am not perfect. I understand my limitations but too many years have been wasted.
Time to face my gebeth.
