'Mr. Monster's Journey of Redemption' : A green escape in a beautiful park in Schiedam - photo 1

            
On this sunny summer day, Mr. Monster arrived in Schiedam. Schiedam is a city that literally begins where the West of Rotterdam ends. It is part of the Rotterdam-The Hague metropolitan area and is known worldwide for its jenever production and the tallest windmills on earth. It is also the city where Mr. Monster grew up as a child. Air India brought him to the Netherlands after a long tiring journey. While the other Indian children from the plane were placed with very wealthy families in posh neighborhoods across the country, the very small boy ended up with the Monster family from the notorious working-class district of De Gorzen in Schiedam. The Dutch famous John de Wolf who used to be an icon in the defense of football club Feyenoord also comes from there. The Dutch Rambo was a real working class hero and still fondly remembers his childhood in the poor neighbourhood. This defender was known for his tenacity and his long hair. What not many people know is that a Dutch cousin of Mr. Monster was one of the trendsetters in wearing long hair in the Rotterdam area. The other Monster was a Die-Hard Feyenoord supporter and the tall docker started with it long before John de Wolf. The Monster family was a traditional working-class family where the father worked very hard with a lot of overtime to meet the income requirement of the adoption agency. Unfortunately, both loving adoptive parents did not live very long. Here in Schiedam the legend of the adventurous traveler Mr. Monster started. Now at the age of 45 he is back in the city where his Dutch story came to live so many years ago. Here in this city the rise of Mr. Monster began. While he wandered the streets of Schiedam, he received off-beat angel signs on license plates and billboards,  that things were about to take a turn for the better. 111, 444 , 4444, 888 and 8888 passed the most. After all the trouble he had been through the last months this was a much needed reprieve for him. He eventually walked over to a beautiful shaded park covered in green grass and  trees and decided to take a break. He sat down on the bench and allowed the burning sun to bathe his face. His mind was full of worries about money but, in this moment, he stopped thinking and simply enjoyed the beauty of the park. He took out his old damaged smartphone  and took a picture of the green waters and the soaring trees. As he looked at the photo, memories of his past life in the city came to him and he relaxed further. He knew that he was going to be alright. He felt that his Dutch parents together with his guardian angels were looking at him from heaven.  Despite the troubles and the ordeals he had to face, his spirit was still resilient and he continued to search for the answers he was looking for. This moment in the park was just another sign that he needed to go on and that he was on the right path of life. 
   

Taken in: Holland / South Holland / Schiedam (show map)

Taken on: June 15, 2023

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