“This Is a Trophy for My Heart”: Arnold Schwarzenegger Honored for Fighting Against the Monstrosity That Even Infested His Late Father Once

Arnold Schwarzenegger was born to a police officer in the small town of Thal in Austria, just two years after World War II ended. So, Arnie knows the catastrophe that is accompanied by a war, as he had seen it first-hand in childhood. So, all his life, the 76-year-old believed in love, advocated compassion over hatred, and earned deep respect from the world for his fight against antisemitism.

The Governator, in his late seventies, wants the youth to understand how love and empathy can make the world a better place. Through his book, “Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life” Schwarzenegger is inspiring many to contribute to society positively. The legend was recently felicitated for a special cause.

Arnold Schwarzenegger receives an award for his fight against antisemitism

World War II unleashed the tragic and devastating crimes of the Holocaust, leaving the whole world shaken by the ghastly inhuman activities. Schwarzenegger was vocal about his thoughts on the incident even though his father was a Nazi officer. Elex Michaelson, the anchor of Fox 11, Los Angeles, shared a heartwarming post of Schwarzenegger being honored for his fight against antisemitism ideology by the LA’s Holocaust Museum.

“@Schwarzenegger is honored by LA’s Holocaust Museum for his work fighting anti-semitism. Schwarzenegger, the son of a Nazi officer during WWII, has spent decades educating people around the world about the importance of tolerance,” he mentioned in his post. The anchor also added Schwarzenegger’s comments on receiving the award, “This is a trophy for my heart.”

The Austrian Oak visited Auschwitz, the former Nazi Concentration camp, in 2022 and called it the ‘darkest’ moment of his life. But Schwarzenegger never backed out from advocating peace and tolerance to ensure such acts of hate and violence don’t engulf the human race in the future. The USC Schwarzenegger Institute tweeted, “I don’t want that to happen in the world. Not in Germany, not in Austria, not in America, nowhere.” Recognizing his efforts, Holocaust Museum L.A. decided to honor the Governator with ‘The First Award of Courage.’ So, how was Arnie affected by violence in childhood?

The Austrian Oak despised childhood treatment from his father

Gustav Schwarzenegger was a police officer, and the relationship between Arnie and his dad was never rosy. Explaining how his father’s behavior affected his childhood, Schwarzenegger once recounted, “I have never shared this so publicly because it is a painful memory, but my father would come home drunk once or twice a week,” and would hit the kids and scare Schwarzenegger’s mom.

But Arnie reasoned his father’s violent behavior to his association with ‘evil’ and stated he was, “Surrounded by broken men drinking away their guilt.” However, his father’s advice of “Be Useful” inspired Arnie to impact society positively by spreading love and compassion.

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The 76-year-old is becoming more and more involved in doing the right things to uplift his followers in every possible way. The Arnold Pump Club and the recent self-help book are the greatest testimony to this. Don’t you agree? Let us know in the comments below.

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