Our ability to cope with Pain

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A man who lived a thousand lives once told me:

Perhaps the greatest faculty our minds possess is the ability to cope with pain. There are four doors of the mind which everyone moves through according to their need.
First, is the door of sleep. Sleep offers us a retreat from the world and all its pains. Sleep marks passing time, giving us distance from the things that hurt us. When a person is wounded they often fall unconscious. Similarly, someone who hears unfortunate news often swoons or faints. This is the minds way of protecting itself from pain, by stepping through this first door.
Second, is the door of forgetting. Some wounds are too deep to heal or too deep to heal quickly. Many memories are simply painful and there is no healing that can be done. The saying ‘time heals all wounds’ is false. Time heals most wounds. The rest are hidden behind this door.
Third, is the door of madness. There are times when the mind is dealt with such a blow that it hides itself in insanity. While this may not seem beneficial, it is. There are moments when reality is nothing but pain, and to escape that pain the mind must leave reality behind.
Last, is the door of death. The final resort. Nothing can hurt us after we are dead


Or so I have been told…

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  1. Mamitsela MakhothiFebruary 8, 2019 at 9:43 AM

    I disagree.. I think time heals all wounds whether it's a short period of time or a long period of time, but it will eventually get to a point where it doesn't hurt anymore.. as much as your pain hides behind the door of forgetting.. when it reappears it's no longer pain it's just a memory.

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  2. Maurice KleamwoodMarch 25, 2020 at 12:51 PM

    I disagree. But we can agree to disagree.

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  3. Sakina ShabaniMarch 31, 2020 at 6:39 AM

    I totally agree, some wounds never heal, you just learn to live with the pain. Beautiful writing you do on here!

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