It’s been said that “time heals all wounds” which though it may not be literally true in every case, there is something to be said about it being basically true that time does assist us in healing from devastating wounds, though, probably not all of them, completely. In life, we are going to suffer hurts, of which, it would seem that which hurts us the most comes forth from those that we are closest to, which shouldn’t come as any real surprise, for with our enemies we make it our point to keep them far away, and do our best not to expose our weaknesses to them; whereas, for those that we rely upon, they typically know us at a level in which we have exposed our vulnerabilities to them, and because they know us through and through, they have the distinct capability of using such information to hurt us, which creates wounds that are especially deep and painful.
Yet, as mad as we might be at the moment, as disappointed as we might feel, or as hurt as we are, all of these things, will over time, given enough of it and if we permit it, we can begin to heal, because time enables us to get not only a better perspective on things, but also allows us to reflect on things without getting so emotionally distraught. So, too, we find, through friends and family as well as social organizations, good coping mechanisms to lean upon to deal with what we have to deal with. All of these, take time, and through that time permits us to progress to a better place, and though we might not reach the destination that we desperately want to get to, we do make progress in regaining our confidence and self-respect, which is vital to our good emotional health.
Indeed, it hurts to be hurt, but life represents the good and the bad of human relationships and provides us too with the obstacles and tests that we are meant to overcome, so as to become a better and a more complete person. This signifies that what does not kill us, can indeed make us stronger, because we will learn the lessons well that permit us to be a more rounded and dynamic person, than we were previously.
So too, by being hurt, this gives us the fair opportunity to learn to be more empathetic to others, because having experienced our own wounds, we better understand what it means to the other when they experience something similar to our own. Additionally, we need to get knocked down from time to time so that we can better appreciate all the good things that we have in life, as opposed to taking such for granted, for nothing in this world lasts forever, so the best time to show our appreciation for that which is good is in the here and now. When it comes to being hurt, time can truly be our friend, because as time marches on, we are not going to be the same person as we were in the past, but hopefully through life experiences and our gained wisdom, we can mature our way into being the good person that represents the repairer of the breach, so to speak, as compared to that which tears such apart.