getting
hurt
isn't
just
a
consequence or punishment –
it’s an essential ingredient to our growth. The whole of
living is wrapped up in pain. It’s about the giving too
much and the going too hard and the f.ucking up and falling apart and
then piecing yourself back together. Life is about learning
from each other, growing through relationships, letting a
person or a situation or an opportunity change the way you
think and look at and react to the world around you. And of
course that’s going to sometimes end in pain. Pain is an
essential component of living – it’s not something
we can choose to avoid. Telling someone “I don’t
want to see you get hurt” is also telling them, “I
don’t want to see you grow.” It’s telling
them, “I don’t want you to feel love.”
“I don’t want things to change for you.”
“I don’t want your life to be a dynamic and
continuous unfolding that teaches and inspires and ultimately
strengthens you as a result of what you’ve been
through.” Telling someone you don’t want to see
them get hurt is telling them you do not want them to fully
experience their lives… because you don’t want to
witness their struggle.
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