A PERSONAL REFLECTION

A PERSONAL REFLECTION The Power of Tabler-4-Tabler

By Mr PIERRE MÖRCK,NEA Chairman 2022-2023

DEAR BROTHERS, Pierre mörck, RT Sweden and NEA Chairman here. Proud member of Round Table since 2011. During these years, the organization has given me so much: experiences, personal development, friends, laughs, travels, and so much more. From the beginning, I wanted to explore as much as possible to avoid looking back in anger and” what would have been”. Among other things, I eagerly signed up for travel lotteries and had the fortune to win. A tip: take advantage of the possibilities that arise. We have lotteries and support in other ways for those who choose.

BUT THE CHOICE TO ENGAGE has also resulted in some struggles. I have had the opportunity to be both the National President of Round Table Sweden and Chairman of the NEA Region. This means lots of joy and responsibility, but also the fact that I have been away from home and family. I have left my kids in tears and been sitting on trains crying. Usually, the days before are the roughest, and several times I have found myself not wanting to go. Feeling guilty, feeling weak, feeling sad and broken. This came from when I lost my father when I was young. my biggest fear in life is my biggest inspiration: my kids will not remember who their father was, as I don’t. When I leave home, somewhere in the back of my mind, this aff ects me.

THE POINT IN ALL OF THIS is that it is okay. It is okay to be weak. It is okay to cry and be sad. It is okay to feel vulnerable, and it is okay to let others know. Don’t swallow and show a brave face because it is the” manly” way to go. We men can be fragile, brave, and strong

enough to show that. Dare to show your happy, strong, sad and weak emotions. Don’t forget that you are among friends and dare to reach out and talk; to family, to friends or to a brother. Tabler4Tabler is a beautiful thing, and we are there for each other. We can laugh together, and we can cry together.

SOMEWHERE IN MY MIND, I know I am leaving home and my family for another family. And when I meet brothers and sisters, the sadness is exchanged for a feeling of belonging and home in another way. Fellowship and friendship keep on enriching my life.

BUT WE CAN’T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED. I am grateful to everyone willing to give something extra to Round Table. Because I know you are all going away from something: family, friends, work, leisure or business. We are doing this so that the next generation will have the same opportunity that you and I have and have had. Let’s take the torch of Round Table that we were given from the past generation of tablers, and leave it burning even brighter! The future of Round Table is in our hands!

LET’S PASS ON THE TORCH with a message that it is okay to be strong, happy, jolly and inspired. But it is also okay to be weak, vulnerable, small and sad. We are there for each other either way. We need organizations like Round Table now more than ever! Stay hungry – stay foolish