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As we go through life, I believe there are moments that change us forever. Moments when what we felt was true ends up not being the case.
We all have views, perspectives, on life and that is how we shape our worlds. Then one day we learn the real truth about a person, situation, story, etc and our worlds are shattered. Literally, at these moments, our whole world is thrown into a whirlwind because what we always felt was true, isn’t and now we are faced with a whole new truth.
We always want to know what will happen next, or what it is life on the other side but once we know there is no going back…
That is how I feel when real truths happen. Sometimes you just want to it to go away. You wish you didn’t know and could go back to a life of ignorant bliss. You were comfortable there. You were safe there.
But in reality, it wasn’t real. You just felt it was and now that you know the truth, it might be scary but you have to move on. You have to deal with this new reality and find your new comfort zone.
I think we would all like avoid these moments because of what they do to us but in the end, they help us to grow. They help us find ourselves.
What do you do when something is shattered in your life. You pick up the pieces and begin anew. You let go of what was and now you face what is.
You can do it…I can do it…
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Keith
on 26 Jan 2010 at 10:46 am #
The end result is that it’s like making a mosaic. You take the pieces of the broken images and put them together to make a new picture…better than the last.
Joseph
on 26 Jan 2010 at 2:34 pm #
funny you should mention shattered images…I just broke up with my girlfriend, and even though I was the one to say it, still hurts pretty bad…guess it’s time to take up the pieces and move on!
Michael
on 27 Jan 2010 at 7:50 am #
@Keith, What a wonderful way to look at it. You create something better before with what was and move forward. I really like that perspective. I am going to keep that in mind.
@Joseph, I think it doesn’t matter what happens in the relationship, when it ends it hurts. But, I love that you know it is all about picking of the pieces and creating something better like Keith noted. I have no doubt, you will make this happen. Better with time.
NonyMous
on 28 Feb 2010 at 9:27 pm #
This post is near and dear to my heart! I’ve lived through a lot of “shatterings”…deaths, abandonments, rejections, relationships with horrible, jagged endings, etc. When I think back on the experiences, this picture always flashes through my mind:
When I was very young I saw the original “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”. One by one you see the “bad” children reap the consequences of their actions…the girl that chews bubble gum 24/7 sneaks a piece of Wonka blueberry gum, then she turns bright blue and swells up to a human beachball the size of a VW bug! Then the “fat” boy is overcome by his gluttony and plunges into the chocolate river, only to be sucked up into a clear recycling pipe (he gets stuck and his face and body are horribly squished until the suction finally pulls him through). Scary stuff! Then we come to “Mikey”, the bratty little kid absolutely addicted to tv. Wonka has a “tv” machine that physically transports things from one place to another by breaking them up into zillions of pieces, sending them through the air (you actually see the pieces flying over head!), finally ending up re-materialized on the other side. Lil’ Mikey jumps into the machine and goes through this process. Wonka increases the drama as he wonders aloud if Mikey will make it successfully to the other side…and indeed, if he does, what in God’s name will he look like…will he have an ear growing out of his forehead…will he even have a face at all???? I was terrified by thought of how excruciatingly painful it must have been to be shattered like that. The only thing that comforted me was the fact that he DID make it over safely, albeit minaturized to the size of a barbie doll. So, when my next “shattering” comes, and I am drowing in pain, I will hold on to the knowledge that I will make it through alive, and I know that I WILL come out a different shape…BIGGER and STRONGER!!!