SWALLOW THIS BITTER PILL
In the medical line, there’s a tool called Electro Cardiogram (ECG) which helps obtain information about the electrical function of a patient’s heart and it also contains a meter that enables the doctor read the activities as it goes up and down.
However, in the process of reading, other than the usual wavering, if a flatline is represented, then this implies that the heart or brain shows no electrical activity, ultimately meaning that a patient is dead.
Life is like that. It wavers! I mean, sometimes we are up, other times we are down and that’s what qualifies us to be alive. Ups and downs! Problems! Tribulations!
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However, a smooth life which is also a flatline is tantamount to death. Thus, there will be no such thing as a problem-free life.
That’s why Plato says only the dead are exempted from war.
Hence, we must swallow this bitter pill that we shall always deal with pain.
You want a car? You will have to deal with it’s impending problems.
You will constantly buy fuel and fix mechanical faults.
You want children? You will have to feed another being, deal with noise making in the home and pay school fees periodically, etc.
You want a better job? It will demand more of your time, energy and creativity.
You want to become the President. You will have to carry the burden of over 200 million people.
This goes on and on ….but this is what makes life incredibly beautiful and fulfilling.
But you know your problem? You try to denial this reality, preferring to deceive yourself that life should be parte after parte.
This mindset only makes you susceptible to frustration.
Accept this truth: you are either in a problem, you just left one or heading towards one.
But here’s the good news: while problems are inevitable, suffering from them is optional
Tosin Imhogiemhe (T.I) is an astute Emotional Intelligence and Wellness Expert popularly known as “Pain Doctor” in the Media after his best-selling book, “PAIN IS A GIFT” sprung him into the limelight. He is also the Leading Consultant at Teehigh-Inspires, a training and development company.
With a forte in Emotional Intelligence, Mental Health and Leadership, Tosin speaks to individuals and organizations on various subjects.
He is a certified NLP Master Practitioner and Cognitive Behavioural Therapist who graduated from the University of Lagos (B.Sc Economics), Daystar Leadership Academy and National Broadcast Academy (Formerly FRCN) where he served as the Governor-General and later, a lecturer. He currently serves as the Vice President of BSN Toastmasters Club and has attained several awards in Public Speaking.
As an acclaimed author of eight books, TI also runs a prison ministry through which he spreads his message of hope, healing and inspiration.
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