TRUTH is a gift no matter how hard it is to
hear or assimilate. These are just a smattering of myths that proffer untruths
to our detriment.
1.
“Won’t happen to
me…” there
are many things in life that we think won’t happen to us — the injury from a serious
car accident, cancer, divorce, a mugging, a family member killed, etc. The
trouble is there are a few things in all our lives that are in the category of
‘won’t happen to me’ that will actually happen to us.
2.
“What I don’t
know won’t hurt me…” there are plenty of things in this category in life that
will hurt us and we’re better off knowing sooner rather than later. This is
close to another dangerous myth:
3.
“Ignorance is
bliss…” sorry,
it isn’t. Ignorance is generally hurtful in the final analysis; harmful, if not
personally, then in our relationships with others, to them. Negligence is born
from the womb of ignorance, and the midwife lacks diligence.
4.
“I can’t bear
some truth…” actually you can. We all can. We all need to bear more of
our truth; those things we don’t quite feel we have the strength for. The more
courage we have to deal with our truth, the easier our realities are.
5.
“He/she will
always be there for me…” not just limited to marriage, there are many people we feel
will always be there for us. Then at the least anticipated moment we’re
betrayed. Very few people in life don’t suffer at least one significant
betrayal. And many of us perhaps have given people the perception that we are
the betrayer. Human beings are inherently morally frail.
6.
“If [fill in
the blank] happens I’ll be happy…” so many things we bargain with God for will
never produce that everlasting happiness we might pine for. The truth is the
only everlasting happiness is being happy in God. It’s the happiness that lasts
because nothing we think of as happiness actually lasts. Getting our dream job
or dream home or car, or getting famous or rich, are dreams that, if they ever
materialised, would never last.
7.
“I know how my
life will turn out and how I’ll feel…” what a stinker this one is! Whose life ever
turns out as they plan it to? And, how many of us have been blindsided by the
emotions of certain life-changing events? — Feelings of pain at an abysmal
depth we never thought possible.
Life just doesn’t turn out the way
we think it will. But, it turns out better if we remain real in the way we
handle it.
Life is about dealing with reality.
The more reality we can bear, the more joy we can muster.
© 2015 Steve Wickham.
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