October 31, 2025
31 Oct 2025 · 1 min

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In a reflective monologue, the speaker recounts an incident on Dr. Gabor Bántai’s 31st birthday when his young son refused to sing and Bántai slapped him. The speaker explains that the slap was not anger toward the child but a reaction of Bántai’s inner child—himself, a Holocaust survivor who internalized the belief that he was unworthy of love. This unworthiness drives a lifelong pattern of seeking love through achievement. The speaker argues that trauma is hidden not in memories but in automatic emotional reactions, and urges listeners to pause before judging their anger, asking whether it stems from present circumstances or old wounds. Healing, the speaker concludes, begins not when we are perfect but when we stop fleeing from our pain.










