GROWTH BRINGS PAIN
I remember lying in bed as a young child unable to sleep because of the severe pain in my legs. My mum told me it was growing pains and that one day they would stop.
Unfortunately she was wrong. Oh yes! The growing pains in my legs stopped as I grew older, but the growing pains of life have never stopped.
In fact one of the major reasons why people find it hard to grow up is because of the pain associated with growth.
Growing up demands change and with the change comes pain.
It hurts to stop playing with toys and go to school.
It hurts to stop being a self- focussed individual and get married and take a partner into your life.
It hurts to stop spending your money on fancy toys and fast cars and begin to purchase a family home.
It hurts to change the way you live to help put your kids through a good education.
It hurts like mad to control your emotions and forgive others when they have done you wrong.
It hurts to stay married when things are tough and misunderstandings occur.
It also hurts to look beyond the now and to try and see the bigger picture of life and eternity and make long term decisions.
Growing up really does hurt, and so next time you are going through a tough period in life, just remember what my mum used to say,
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