PARTICLE PARADOX

This work is only made possible due to the community of researchers, colleagues, faculty, and staff who stood beside me despite the malicious lies and egregious slander that were levied against me, nearly destroying my life, my work, and my family.

While we are presumed innocent until proven guilty, the pain of knowing that a few strangers can falsely accuse me of committing some of the most heinous crimes has cost me my mental health, my trust in people, and forever altered my sense of dignity and worth of integrity.

After dedicating more than twenty years of my life to academic excellence, my pursuit of a postgraduate degree was almost impossible. The humiliation I faced while having to stand trial before a panel, as well as the agony of having to defend my character against these appalling lies, has cost me my extended family, my circle of friends, and has strained almost every professional relationship I have ever had.

I was on the brink of utter despair. How could these people band together in their rally to destroy my life? How could they vilify me to the point of destruction? How could they convince an entire police force to waste so much expenditure in their fantasy pursuit to assassinate my character? All I know for sure is this: May God have mercy on their souls so as not to judge them the way they have judged me.

If it had not been for the love and support of those who knew me best, I would not have been able to survive my own despair. Thank you for sending me all your light and love. Your kindness amidst the cruelty of the wrathful naysayers spared me from teetering over the edge of a sunken abyss.

I hope I have made you all proud. I love you all. Sending all my light and love, so may all your joys be luminous and bountiful; may all your blessings radiant brighter than the constellation Orion; and may all your adventures in life despite the strife, the stress and pain, the vexations and sorrows illuminate into healing meditations in this journey we celebrate full of life.

Salutations,

THAVIRACK OUKDEE