"Time heals all wounds." - Geoffrey Chaucer

My father died when I was 7 years old, leaving me to grow up without his presence. Now as a young adult, I believe this saying to be true. I had to do whatever I could to distract myself from acknowledging what I already knew - he was gone. If I didn’t run from my grievances, I might not have gotten very far in life. I would have driven myself into a dire result. Running from reality usually doesn’t work, or at least very long for people. Personally, I know that if I never dealt with my loss in the way effective for myself, I would not be who or where I am today. As time passed, I acquired the strength and power to develop to the fullest degree, much like Charlie making landfall on the southwest coast of Florida as a category five hurricane.