Tag: pain

Treatment

Posted on by Olaf

From an early age, we are taught to take care of our bodies and to look after the things that we may acquire.  Some do, some don’t. There are many reasons that may prompt a person towards taking reasonable care or being over-indulgent or indeed to show neglect. It has been said that some idea of a person’s character can be ascertained from their toe nails!  These hidden parts may not expect to be on public display very often so it may be possible that they reveal something about a person who either tends them carefully or neglects them.  How someone treats their toes may indicate how that person treats some other things. Take this wooden gate – if this is not soon treated, rot will set in which will seal the gate’s fate.  Proper treatment of the wood is essential for its ongoing purpose.  What would your toes or your gate reveal?!

  • ‘He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals’ – Immanuel Kant
  • ‘In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same’ – Albert Einstein

good GRIEF?

Posted on by Olaf

Grieving the loss of a loved one is part of what it is to be human – it belongs to the ‘former things’ but it has no place in the ‘future realm’.  We must not deny grief, ours or others, but we must feel it for the mystery of emotion is like the mystery of healing.  If we have never grieved, we have never loved; if we have never loved, we have never truly lived.  The outpouring of grief touches the very heart of God and often brings a new vulnerability to intimacy with him.  Remember that darkness is as light to God for he sees everything and the darkest night is followed by the new dawn.  God moves in mysterious ways.

Dealing with Pain

Posted on by Olaf

Some people see life as a pack of cards that they are dealt by ‘The Dealer’ whilst others are less fatalistic recognising everyone faces light and shade. Whichever is closer to your position, how do you deal with pain in your life?  Whether expected or not, it comes along – we all know that pain can be emotional, physical, spiritual, light, extreme, temporary or worst of all it can be permanent.

Victoria Arlen was eleven when she lost the ability to speak, eat, walk, and move. With little hope of survival, she went on to battle through and become a winning Paralympian.  Here’s her take on pain: ‘The climb might be tough and challenging, but the view is worth it. There is a purpose for that pain; you just can’t always see it right away’.