Some people always run. They don’t have the courage or strength to
stay.
Facing their problems seems
almost inconsequential. They don’t
believe things will get better if they stick around to solve them. However, doesn’t
pushing them to the side, moving as far as possible from them do the same
thing? Regardless, some people just
disappear.
I guess it’s easier to run.
Facing problems can hurt. They can mess
up the good things we’ve created, but we can also lose someone in the
process. So, if we run away, more things
stay the same. Some people are scared of
change so running is their best option.
What if we couldn’t run,
though? Imagine that: a world where we
had to face all our problems. Life would be exponentially different. I believe this would be a better life.
We would understand each other
more. We would openly converse when we had problems with other people. Then,
those problems would be solved. Some
relationships may be lost in the process, and some hurt may dawdle. In the long
run, we’d be at peace though.
Our relationships would be
stronger. We could have more
reliance. We could love greater because we’d
know we were investing in quality people (people who won’t run away) who will
speak to us. We would face the fact that
things are hard and work to fix them.
We would work to help
ourselves. We would treat ourselves better in the process. We would have more of an indication of the
path that we would take. Ultimately,
we’d love ourselves more.
The truth is that the most
problems we run from are the ones we face personally, within ourselves. We avoid our character flaws and the chance
of what could happen tomorrow. If we
couldn’t evade ourselves, or run away from our beliefs, we’d be forced to face
them. However — after facing ourselves,
our opportunities, and others — wouldn’t we find more love for ourselves? I
believe our lives would become easier.
We could end running away from
our problems. We could begin to face them.
At that moment, the world would be a little different.
So today, I propose you stop
running. Take a moment to think about
your life and the battles you are facing internally. Contemplate ways that you can resolve those
conflicts and find peace.
~ J. Lynn
