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Pain... Perhaps one of the few things in life which is felt physically and emotionally. No other element has such great power in itself to make a human being so emotional as does Pain. Be it the pain of a back spasm, or be it the pain of love- pain is a universal concept!
Every person has felt pain for different reasons and causes at some points in their lives. While I won't drab on about how pain is needed for us to realise certain things, nor will I tell you how to get out of it. Because I have experience in neither.
But what I can say is this- Pain is a wonderful emotion.Wonderful because it exists. Wonderful because we can feel it. Wonderful because we know why it exists. Wonderful because there are people in pain all throughout the world... Wonderful, because Pain is a part of us.
Recently I had the opportunity to put myself in physical pain after a long time (though not on purpose- then I'd be termed as a psycho!) Having slipped and screwed up my back for the best part of the past few days, I cursed pain.
I cursed pain so much initially.. so much that my tongue may have turned black with all the expletives.
Then a funny thing happened. As the pain grew more and more unbearable, I decided to accept the pain.. accept that it's gonna be around to screw me for quite some time now. Accept that it is irritating... Accept that I'm gonna look as painful as if I'm having a bad constipation... Accept that I may turn cranky as a baby at 2 am at night.
As I walked and trudged around, I realised that pain was just a state of the mind.
We, as Human beings, are so emotional that we react to even a fly buzzing around us. I recalled a TV show on some nature channel where they showed a lion sitting as coolly as it could, and flies were on him. That lion truly the boss just sat there as he didn't care. If there was a human in its place, that person would have gone mad fanning away the flies.
While it is hotly debated whether animals feel pain or not, the fact of the matter is they don't complain. They don't bang out expletives after expletives. How many of us have come across stray dogs who have a bruised leg and are still trudging about. Though it is sad to see animals in such a state, one wonders what would happen if we human beings were in their place?
Emotional pain, on the other hand, is something felt vastly by us humans. A love gone bad, your spouse not treating you well, or a friend betraying you or even anything untoward happening related to a close member of the family- all contributes towards emotional pain.
So, must emotional pain be 'accepted' too? Yes, why not? It is there for a reason. The fact that you feel emotional pain means that you are capable of not feeling it too. Emotional Pain just comes to you to remind yourself that some part of you needs to let go of certain things and do things which are necessary to make it right. If we weren't pained in love, we wouldn't realise the value of love. If we weren't pained on a difficult family situation, we wouldn't value the good times... if we weren't pained on the betrayal of certain friends, we wouldn't value those who are loyal.
So, I guess pain is just a mind game thingy. It may have existed to help us realise 'Look, there's something wrong, get it fixed". But its existence has been negated by people.. People who wouldn't mind having a headache without the pain :P
Do I want more pain in my life? I guess not. But when I do, I'll acknowledge its presence. Pain is an angel in disguise which tells us what is wrong and where we're going wrong. The more we let out our emotions in pain, the more relieved we are at the end of the day.
Look at pain as a positive agent in your life, and try and understand its value. It may not do wonders at first, and its way of working is kind of weird. But the lessons it gives you while it is with you can help you cherish life and live it with a renewed vigour.
Pain is a generous visitor who leaves gracefully when we're ready to part with it, and gives us enough to be thankful for, after it leaves.
'Why did you cometh, O cursed Pain,
With you, what will I gain?
You're as gloomy as thunder and rain,
You're nothing but a Bane!
I come to you to turn your life around like a wheel,
the more you kneel, the more you squeal,
you move towards the path to heal...
after which, you live life with lots more zeal"
:)
Every person has felt pain for different reasons and causes at some points in their lives. While I won't drab on about how pain is needed for us to realise certain things, nor will I tell you how to get out of it. Because I have experience in neither.
But what I can say is this- Pain is a wonderful emotion.Wonderful because it exists. Wonderful because we can feel it. Wonderful because we know why it exists. Wonderful because there are people in pain all throughout the world... Wonderful, because Pain is a part of us.
Recently I had the opportunity to put myself in physical pain after a long time (though not on purpose- then I'd be termed as a psycho!) Having slipped and screwed up my back for the best part of the past few days, I cursed pain.
I cursed pain so much initially.. so much that my tongue may have turned black with all the expletives.
Then a funny thing happened. As the pain grew more and more unbearable, I decided to accept the pain.. accept that it's gonna be around to screw me for quite some time now. Accept that it is irritating... Accept that I'm gonna look as painful as if I'm having a bad constipation... Accept that I may turn cranky as a baby at 2 am at night.
As I walked and trudged around, I realised that pain was just a state of the mind.
We, as Human beings, are so emotional that we react to even a fly buzzing around us. I recalled a TV show on some nature channel where they showed a lion sitting as coolly as it could, and flies were on him. That lion truly the boss just sat there as he didn't care. If there was a human in its place, that person would have gone mad fanning away the flies.
While it is hotly debated whether animals feel pain or not, the fact of the matter is they don't complain. They don't bang out expletives after expletives. How many of us have come across stray dogs who have a bruised leg and are still trudging about. Though it is sad to see animals in such a state, one wonders what would happen if we human beings were in their place?
Emotional pain, on the other hand, is something felt vastly by us humans. A love gone bad, your spouse not treating you well, or a friend betraying you or even anything untoward happening related to a close member of the family- all contributes towards emotional pain.
So, must emotional pain be 'accepted' too? Yes, why not? It is there for a reason. The fact that you feel emotional pain means that you are capable of not feeling it too. Emotional Pain just comes to you to remind yourself that some part of you needs to let go of certain things and do things which are necessary to make it right. If we weren't pained in love, we wouldn't realise the value of love. If we weren't pained on a difficult family situation, we wouldn't value the good times... if we weren't pained on the betrayal of certain friends, we wouldn't value those who are loyal.
So, I guess pain is just a mind game thingy. It may have existed to help us realise 'Look, there's something wrong, get it fixed". But its existence has been negated by people.. People who wouldn't mind having a headache without the pain :P
Do I want more pain in my life? I guess not. But when I do, I'll acknowledge its presence. Pain is an angel in disguise which tells us what is wrong and where we're going wrong. The more we let out our emotions in pain, the more relieved we are at the end of the day.
Look at pain as a positive agent in your life, and try and understand its value. It may not do wonders at first, and its way of working is kind of weird. But the lessons it gives you while it is with you can help you cherish life and live it with a renewed vigour.
Pain is a generous visitor who leaves gracefully when we're ready to part with it, and gives us enough to be thankful for, after it leaves.
'Why did you cometh, O cursed Pain,
With you, what will I gain?
You're as gloomy as thunder and rain,
You're nothing but a Bane!
I come to you to turn your life around like a wheel,
the more you kneel, the more you squeal,
you move towards the path to heal...
after which, you live life with lots more zeal"
:)
