Have you noticed how much pain a small paper cut causes?
I have had my share of paper cuts, and each one was painful!
It almost seems like the little things in life can cause more pain than the big things.
Let us not confuse what I said, pain is pain…some pain seem more intense than others.
Science states we have more pain receptors in the tip of our fingers than we have almost anywhere else in our body.
After discovering that it is our nerve endings that makes us more sensitive, lets explore our personal life.
Similar to our finger tips, there are areas in our life that are more sensitive than others.
We all have areas that bring heartache, or discomfort.
When we try to explain to others why we are hurting over what they view as small, they do not get it.
Remember what I shared at the beginning, the pain is most felt because of the nerve endings.
There are comments, actions, harsh criticism, rejection, as well as being put down that creates different levels of pain in each of us.
What hurts me deeply, may not affect you at all.
But some how you will still experience your own pain.
When I was younger I did not understand the facts of people reacting to a paper cut comment as if it was killing them, yet a knife in the back they could handle.
Being quick to judge is easy for the ignorant, and that is what I was.
With all the different people in my life, I have come to learn that pain is pain.
When exposed to life’s tragic circumstances that are close to your heart: throbbing will take place as if you lost your best friend.
If you are married, or have really close friends, it is easy to give paper cuts without notice.
We are often surprised at the display of sadness, or agony as a reaction to comments made.
You did not see the emotional overload coming, because to you it was really not that deep.
Neither is a paper cut deep.
Paper cuts are shallow but because of the position of the cut it is disproportionately painful.
Once we learn what triggers those we love, we must proceed with sensitivity.
Let us not dismiss another persons pain, simply because you find it foolish.
Remind yourself of your own sensitive areas and become compassionate.
After reading this blog you may not agree, but be open in respecting another persons pain.
Some of us are more sensitive than others.
Yet all of us have places that get on our nerves!
The next time you want to dismiss the pain of others, think about your own paper cuts.
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