Hiding Isn't The Answer

There once was a little boy who had two best friends who meant the world to him. They would always eat lunch together, be on the same kickball team, and would just enjoy each others company. One day the little boy started noticing that his two friends weren't hanging out with him as much, and as days continued on, the two best friends didn't want anything to do with the little boy because he wasn't a part of the "cool crowd". The boy was upset with his friends actions and felt lonely. He didn't know who to hang out with, or even call a best friend. The boy barely talked to anyone, and eventually hid from society without trying to fix his friendship with his two best friends. The boy grew up hating people and never trusted anyone again.

    As you can infer, that wasn't a very happy story, but there is a huge moral that we can all learn, including myself. When there are troubled times in our lives, human instinct is to avoid the issue at all cost, but that just leads to more problems. Has there ever been a time where you ran away from an issue, no matter how big or small it was? The best way to handle troubled times is to go after them head on. What that little boy should have done was talked to his two best friends and figure out what happened to their friendships.
   
     We all learn some life lessons, and I just learned one at 2:43 on a Monday morning and I believe that you as the readers should be taught what I am just realizing. You can't go running away when things get tough. Life is tough, there is no question about it and when you let the tough times hold you back to your potential in life, you as a person crumble. The best way to handle any issue is to take it one day at a time. It's been said that time heals all, and eventually it does, but you can't let troubled times change you as a person. Lately I have been running away and hiding from my issues and in all honesty it has changed me in a negative way. I have also realized that this negative impact isn't only affecting me, but it is affecting the people I care about as well. As you the reader, I challenge you not to follow the same path I have gone down, but instead, follow a path of forgiveness and faith. Forgive those who have hurt you intentionally and unintentionally because dwelling on the pain doesn't get you anywhere. When life seems at its worst, you just need to have a little faith. I always believed, once you hit rock bottom, the only way is up. I leave you with a quote by Martin Luther King Jr;


"Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that".