Choices! What will it be? #65

He is just a young boy and he was found playing in the compound. He was playing with his friends not until he fell down and got an injury on his leg. This injury made him wail to the hearing of his mother who rushed out to check what was going on with her child. He was in Pain

The four letters word PAIN means has a lasting impression on we humans. It's something we can't run away from no matter our level of educational attainment or wealth accumulated. How much money can buy your happiness when you're in pains because of illness and old age, someone asked? The things surrounding pain includes;

• Sick
• Dead
• Poor etc.....

These are some of the factors that bring about Pain, excruciating pain, pain that can make one reason life twice and pain that can make one give up in life. The post below provides detailed information on what pain is, why pain exist, some people's perceptions about pain, experiences and solution to pain.

PAIN

The word Pain springs from a change in one's nervous system which can result in physical discomfort, your inability to adapt to pressure, unpleasant feeling and the likes. Situations that causes the above which can be from work, school, health issues etc; can make one depressed, uncomfortable, sick and even die. Pain can Kill but there's a Pain Killer.

Situations that can cause Pain

There are lots of situations that can cause pain. One may ask how this pain originated from. This pain that's now a trending problem worldwide that all humans are expected to face in their lives. It starts from the disobedience of our first parents which brought untold suffering and pain to we humans. We are experiencing pain today because of the disobedience of another according to the genesis account in the Scriptures.

Meaning pain is a part of us but it doesn't define us as we can life life temporarily free from pain. The following are situations that can cause pain.

• Sickness: No one has ever boycott this form of pain right from childhood. Sickness brings about pain and even the most influential and wealthy pass through this form of pain physically and internally. Some suffer from stroke, heart disease, lung cancer, ulcer and the likes of them. These are some situations people feel pain that can make them cry and some even give up.

My grandmother told me this is the hardest form of pain, a pain you wish could go away but will remain with you till you die. The picture above shows someone who is going through a debilitating illness. He's sick as one of his bodily functions has problem which has prevented him from carrying out his normal activities that brings money on his table. PAIN

• Work: Every type of work is stressful and most times accompany pain. There's a saying that without pain we can't gain and that's true because work is stressful and stress brings about pain...Mental work, physical work and the likes of them are sometimes challenging and may cause us to give up in life. I know of people that have died because of the pain from the work which may include heavy weight jobs and work with low pain but tedious

Individuals are different when it comes to pain. The way we respond to this type of pain may be different for another. Personally, I consider farm work to be painful, a painful work but there are people who consider it to be a hobby though they feel pain.

So even our work can be painful especially when we lose money or when there's little or no pay. The picture below shows me in the farm, experiencing pain from the excruciating work done.

The picture shows a man trying to stay fit and in order to do this, he is passing through painful programmes to remain fit.	Pic.1
Death of a loved one can be very painful and devastating
Hardship	pic.2

These are just a few of the situations that can cause us pain. Others include, death of a loved one, poverty, losses, failure, hunger etc.

People's Perceptions about Pain

Humans in general have the view that pain is an integral part of us. While some are adapting to these pain to gain, others are fighting this pain to gain. People view pain as a punishment from the creator..

They ask why he claims he loves us but allow humans suffer and experience pain. They start doubting his existence saying; If there was a God, he would have intervene and ended suffering and pain but there's none.

Others feel it's God's way of punishing us for our sins as imperfect humans. He uses pain to punish us the way he punished our first parents with it as a result of their disobedience. They also feel this sufferings and Pain we're experiencing us used to test if we really love him and are his followers or faithful ones.

These are people's perceptions about Pain which I won't blame anyone for having such view. These perceptions most times are brought up out of frustration and anger without hope. There's a reason for everything and there's a reason God allows Pain.

Before he gives us a Hope that one day, he'll personally remove pain and things that cause pain from the earth shows his love for us and also show he has reasons for allowing pain now as an all wise God.

In the scriptures, he made it clear that He'll wipe tears from people's faces, death, sickness, pain, hunger etc would be no more and the former things have passed away. This is our solid hope that we keep alive to endure the pain we face today.

Experiences on Pain

If people are to relate their painful experience to you starting from death, you'll be moved to remember the past and may be hurt or feel for them at a point. There's a lady that's is suffering from stroke for over 5 years now. Her children are too much spending money but to no avail. In just one day, a woman lost her husband and 3 kids in an accident. Just imagine the pain that comes with death.

A couple stood by the roadside and started crying, begging for food to eat. The hardship has touched everyone. It's just left for us to make the best use of our situation positively and not negatively as some may think drinking excessively as shown in the picture can cure pain. Yes it can though but it afflicts and add more pain.

In conclusion, I'll say it's very much obvious everyone has his or her own pain and this pain can only be known by us unless we tell others or is visible. If you're experiencing severe pain, don't just sit and have faith that one day thing would be better. Engage yourself to make things better. No one is above Pain but how you handle the situation at hand can make it seem like you're not experiencing pain. Adaptability is needed coupled with Hope as;

Suffering	Brings Pain
Pain brings	Endurance
Endurance Brings	An approved Condition which in turn brings

Hope

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Cc,
@patjewell