The Problem With Pain

When the music stops, sorrow takes its toll. when the day fades away, the night creeps in. When the warm daytime air makes way for the cold evening breeze, when the conversations die and loneliness sneaks in, the heart screams in anguish, eating joy for dinner with a fork and knife, intoxicating itself with a glass of pain and sorrow through emotions and feelings which hitherto the hurts of the day.

The problem of pain haunts every being everywhere around the world. There is no hiding from pain. You see it everyday, the young and the old being demoralised by the taunting sceptre of pain. But the problem with pain is that most of the time it hides itself in the faults of man and in the 'absence' of God. Meaning, it's easy for you to remain in sorrow just so that you can hold a grudge against someone. And we are very quick to pass the blame for the pain we suffer. For instance, once we realise our incapability's as individuals, that we can't control each and every aspect of our lives, we blame God for letting us suffer pain, and we also blame our fellow man for being wicked (for we, ourselves, are blinded of our own wickedness). The inner problem of pain is that it blinds us to thinking that we must have a claim against the people who have done us wrong. But what happens when we think like that, is that every time we are reminded of those people who have caused us suffering, the pain they caused re-surfaces all over again and as a result, our hearts never really get healed. We become bound by the shackles of bondage because we refuse freedom by not forgiving and letting go of individuals who do nothing except inflict pain into our lives. It is not our place to judge and seek retribution, but rest assured, no debt goes unpaid.

As an individual, you have to learn to forgive yourself first and also forgive others in order to be free from the problem of pain, and let the grace of God usher you into a joyous state of heart. In conclusion, sometimes we suffer pain so that we may receive a joy that surpasses all understanding. It is also said that, without pain there is no gain (now, by that I don't mean for you to go around looking for painful experiences like a foolish person, be wise in your dealings). But this is what I mean, for examples, a woman when giving birth, she suffers excruciating pain that no man can withstand, but the joy that a newly born brings to her life, is greater than the pain she suffered. My closing words are; even if we may suffer pain, but the extent and the depth to which it is intensified is of our own choosing. Therefore, "let go and let God".

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Sources: Life Scrolls; The Morning After