It Hurt Me When She Left
Selling Shula, my aqua pearl and silver 1992 Harley Davidson Fatboy, was one of the hardest things I ever had to do.
I mean, I’ve done a lot of hard things in the martial arts, and at the US Army Infantry and Airborne Schools, and then as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne, and academically for my undergraduate and graduate degrees…
Well, I could go on and on with other things that were challenging physically and mentally, but I mean emotionally.
Selling Shula was one of the hardest things I’d had to do to that point. I loved her.
I remember laying in the bathe sulking on Veteran’s Day that year, because I normally ride.
And Shula wasn’t only a beautiful motorcycle, she and I had made all kinds of memories together in Germany, where I’d bought her through military car sales, and riding through Spain, Italy, France and Amsterdam to name a few of the great trips we shared.
Every time I got time off, from my duties as an Army Officer in the 3rd Infantry Division, Shula and I went on some great adventure.
But as much as I loved Shula, and cherished the many memories she and I had made riding together through Europe, I gave her up for something that I loved even more.
Shula helped me keep our school alive.
More on that here. It’s our lesson of the week.
And, by the way…
there is a happy ending.
I was able to buy Shula back a few years later and she’s back home where she belongs.
And, even greater, I get to see my Vision and Mission coming alive today.
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Grand Master Stephen J. Del Castillo
Founding Master Instructor, Krav Maga Martial Arts
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