The Many Faces of Pain

Pain is something we all endure in our lifetime. But there is some pain that cannot be cured with medicines. The pain that debilitates is only one layer to the entire complexity. Pain that keeps us from being active can have multiple symptoms.  Like being in pain so you cannot perform daily tasks. The pain of knowing someone else has to take up your slack. The pain of looking into the eyes of your child and telling them that you cannot play with them. The pain of suffering the embarrassment of having to constantly say no. The pain of knowing you are not always going to be there when the ones you love need you. The pain of knowing your disability is costing your family the type of lifestyle you would wish for them. The pain of feeling like a failure. You look to doctors, medicines, and God for strength but where do you go when that isn't enough? You pray your family will be alright with what you are and what you can do. The pain of settling for less. So when you know someone is in pain realize that the pain runs deeper than the physical. Understand why they are the way they are. Forgive them the mistakes they will make.