Pain Is A Bridge, Not A Wall
When we are in pain, we understand the pain of others.
It is a simple truth, pain hurts. And, when we hurt, we often feel alone and abandoned. We may wonder, why me? Or, when will this end?
But there is another truth, we are not alone, even in our pain.
The isolation of pain.
Nothing is more lonely than being in pain, physically or emotionally, and experiencing the gulf between what we feel inside and what is happening in the world around us. The difference is invisible to those we are with, but to us it resonates in our soul and fills our ears with crushing silence.
It can be worse when our pain is long-lasting. Our pain never goes away, but others tire of it and begin to dismiss it. They may even begin to accuse us of falsely fabricating our own misery. Too often, compassion turns slowly, or quickly, into judgment. Understanding turns into disbelief.
Unfortunately, emotional support often has weak roots. Others want to care, but they simply lack the staying power to remain with us. The result is that we feel even more abandoned. We may feel that no one understands and that no one hurts in the way that we do.
But it is not true.
