June 2009, Ozd

I arrived in Ozd, at the Therapy Centre, on the 12th of December 2006. My thoughts were wounded; I was at such a critical point spiritually and physically that I wanted to throw my life away. I spent nine months in the Therapy Centre, and since then my life has changed.

Each year the Old Boys Meeting is orgnanized in Ozd. I meet the boys again I was with during the therapy program and everybody tells the news about himself. I go to this meeting every year, unless some extraordinary problems occur in my life. This year, while still at home, I started preparing myself. I was anticipating this meeting with excitement.

Finally I set off. Approaching the village, I noticed the castle of Ozd after a time, and a bit further the “Granary”, my former Home. My heart was beating like a canary’s heart locked in a cage. As I got closer and closer to the Therapy Centre, to the spring of the sober life, to the Home where I got my new life, I felt my legs weaken because of the excitement. I’d never felt such things before. Then I understood. I was so very excited because I knew that I could take with me some more self-control, goodness and love from there!

As I arrived there, I had the opportunity to shake friendly hands and receive hugs and kisses. And the program began.

Finally, one thing remained in me which is the most important and which I hadn’t ever felt before: that I belong somewhere, where they accept me as I am.

Csaba, Târgu Mureş