Thread by @KapilGuptaMD

DIFFICULT TIMES

1) For those who are going through a difficult time, I will share a few words

2) I will not insult you by giving you a prescription

3) I will not tell you to cheer up or look on the bright side

4) I will simply say . . . I understand

5) What is The Truth about difficult times?

6) The Truth is what human beings never receive

7) The Truth is the thing they hunger for, and they remain hungry for it forever

8) The Truth is this: The world is ready to bathe you in prescriptions to help you get over your difficult time.

9) But no one seems to understand is that humans do not necessarily seek to be rescued from their difficult time

10) We seek to be understood

11) We seek to be heard without judgment

12) We seek the freedom to unleash our venom, our resentments, our desires, and our sorrows no matter how illogical or inappropriate they may sound

13) We seek to feel as if our voice has resonance

14) You are going through a difficult time. I understand, my friend

15) I truly understand

16) There is no need to force your gaze toward the bright side

17) The time is difficult. It hurts. Your heart aches

18) I understand

19) If there is a person with whom you are in conflict, that person is hurting too. Regardless of the strong face that he or she may present. They are hurting too

20) Do not fall into the trap of empathy. There is no need for empathy

21) Your pain is just as strong as theirs

22) Who is at fault?

23) This does not matter so much. Because the details of the interaction, whatever they were, led you both to the place you find yourselves now

24) If you blame yourself, you will suffer

25) If you blame the other, you will suffer

26) If you take the high road today, tomorrow you will resent having been compelled to do so

27) If you resort to vindictiveness today, tomorrow you will have to pay a greater price

28) You are experiencing a difficult time

29) I understand, my friend

30) I understand

Namaste.