by hamishstephen

Whats Hidden – JRNL102 Task 2

“There’s just something about him”

Behind the friendly face and sun-bleached hair, there’s something about Béla. Newtown born and bred, you can tell there’s something away from the public eye that’s so important to his character.

He’s many things – surfer, skater, artist, student, among more. He rarely stops, one day when talking to him he was just home from surfing for over 5 hours, even after a weekend of full of gigs and work. His roommate Mackenzie says she’s more surprised when she sees him home than when she doesn’t. This may give off the impression that he lives a frenetic lifestyle, but he’s undoubtedly in control of everything he gets himself involved in.

Its always astounded me how people have such busy lives yet have so much structure to them, so while sitting on his balcony one afternoon I asked Béla how he managed to constantly keep everything going. He gave me a simple answer – mediation.

 

 

It makes sense, meet him once and his relaxed persona will rub off on you, but it’s definitely something he keeps away from the public eye and for a fair reason. He says its one of the things he can do completely away from everyone else, especially in times of pressure or stress, but he also does it when he needs help to get him back into his own world. In Béla’s own words, meditation is something he uses to help ground himself.

It’s not every day he needs to do it and sometimes he barely manages to fit it into his busy schedule but while everything may be hectic in his life, Béla has his own way to keep control of it all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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