▚▚▚▚ rant. My Johnson & Johnson Band-Aid box says, "Heal the hurt faster. Covering wounds can..." and so on. When I'm feeling down and, don't judge, lock myself in a room, it really doesn't help to see THAT. The box is just echoing that line while I'm feeling sad. It's like your being interrupted in the middle of feeling down. Not all wounds can be covered, and bandaged, and healed just like that. That's /physical/ wounds. But what about emotional wounds in the heart and mind? The priest of my parish once said, "Forgiveness and healing take time." Those words have been in my head ever since; and I sincerely thank him everyday [in my mind] that he said that in the homily. But it's true. Forgives and healing /do/ take time. No matter what anybody did or how much they hurt you... The most important thing is to forgive them. Sure, they might have lost your trust, and trust is very hard to earn back; but you should still forgive them. I've been hurt so many times; by friends, bullies, classmates, siblings, and even strangers I meet at the park. One thing I learned from being hurt all the time is that you can't live with all the pain that comes with it. I really and truly mean this. If I hadn't forgave all those people who hurt me in the past, I wouldn't be able to live with myself! All that hate and anger. That... grudge... would have been me for the rest of my life! I want you to take the time to think of someone who has hurt you. Your friend, classmate, a random kid, your sibling... Anyone. And forgive them in your mind. If you can't forgive, how can you love? And above all, how can you forgive if you can't forgive yourself? (My friend once said that.) Forgiving starts with you. Your words, your actions, your thoughts, and yourself. Of course, you don't have to listen to a little minor like me; but it's just some advice. Remember, "Forgiveness and healing take time." ▚▚▚▚ notes. Thank you for reading this. if you have any other opinions, please speak respectfully. I don't know everything, but I want to share my experience with you all. Feel free to share your experience in the comment section as well! :) ▚▚▚▚ quote. “We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love," Martin Luther King Jr. ▚▚▚▚ music. Solider, Poet, King by The Oh Hellos (Slowed)
