Many of us have unpleasant memories from our past. Things we don’t want to remember. Things we would just rather forget. Moments of terror that have scarred us forever. Recently, I have begun confronting the traumatic memories of my childhood. Personal and private, I wish to share the sources of these fears here, with you, in an attempt to grow as a person and to be set free.
Once, when I was ten years old, I saw Bigfoot on TV and it scared the living hell out of me. I had blocked this bowel-trembling experience out of my mind for years, but it all came back a few weeks ago when I was watching re-reruns of The Six Million Dollar Man. All the fear and terror came back. It was horrible. In the episode I watched, Bigfoot was lurking somewhere in Northern California terrifying people in the woods. To make matters worse, the old Sasquatch was working with some space aliens on a plan to blow up the West Coast. It was bad.
Fortunately, it was back to back episodes. In the second part, Steve Austin, the Six Million Dollar Man himself, got in a fight with Bigfoot and got the best of the hairy beast. Later, Steve made friends with Bigfoot and the aliens. By the end of this second episode, I myself was at peace with Bigfoot.
I am still somewhat suspicious of space aliens, but that’s from watching Star Trek.
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