Rocky "Soulman" JohnsonFoto: AP/Scanpix
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20. jaanuar 2020, 11:45

The Rock avaldas oma isa mälestuseks liigutava kirjutise

Eelmisel nädalal suri 75 aasta vanuses legendaarne Kanada wrestling'utäht Rocky "Soulman" Johnson, kelle poeg Dwayne Johnson on mulluse seisuga Hollywoodi edukaim näitleja. Nooruses isa käe all samuti wrestling'utšempioniks tõusnud Johnson avaldas nüüd liigutava järelehüüde.

The Rockiks kutsutud Johnson kirjutab Instagramis, kuidas ta väikese poisina oma isa eemalt imetles ja jumaldas. Isa juurutas temasse uhkuse nii oma kultuuri kui iseenda üle. Rocky oli isana karm, raske käega ja karmi töökultuuriga. Suureks saades mõistis Dwayne isa keeruka iseloomu kõiki tahke. "Siis sai mu jumaldamisest lugupidamine ja empaatiast tänutunne."

 
 
 
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I love you. You broke color barriers, became a ring legend and trail blazed your way thru this world. I was the boy sitting in the seats, watching and adoring you, my hero from afar. The boy you raised to always be proud of our cultures and proud of who and what I am. The boy you raised with the toughest of love. The intense work. The hard hand. The adoring boy who wanted to know only your best qualities. Who then grew to become a man realizing you had other deeply complicated sides that needed to be held and understood. Son to father. Man to man. That’s when my adoration turned to respect. And my empathy turned to gratitude. Grateful that you gave me life. Grateful you gave me life’s invaluable lessons. Dad, I wish I had one more shot to tell you, I love you, before you crossed over to the other side. But you were ripped away from me so fast without warning. Gone in an instant and no coming back. Im in pain. But we both know it’s just pain and it’ll pass. Now I’ll carry your mana and work ethic with me, as it’s time to move on because I have my family to feed and work to accomplish. Finally, I want you to rest your trailblazing soul, Soulman. Pain free, regret free, satisfied and at ease. You lived a very full, very hard, barrier breaking life and left it all in the ring. I love you dad and I’ll always be your proud and grateful son. Go rest high. #ripsoulman #rockyjohnson 🐐

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"Isa, ma kahetsen, et mul polnud veel üht võimalust öelda sulle, et ma armastan sind. Kuid sind kisti mu juurest ette hoitatamata. Olid hetkega läinud ega tule enam tagasi. Mul on valus. Kuid me mõlemad teame, et see on vaid valu ja see möödub," kirjutab Hollywoodi staar, kes tunneb kergendust, et isa vaevad on nüüd möödas. 

"Sa elasid täieverelist, rasket, piire ületavat elu ning jätsid endast kõik ringi sisse. Ma armastan sind, paps, ning jään alati su uhkeks ja tänulikuks pojaks."