Numb

Does it ever feel like it would just be easier to not care anymore? I know I’ve felt like that. It would just be easier to cut those areas/people/events out of your life, and feel numb to pain. I mean, as we already know, it is impossible to feel joy without pain, but have you ever just wanted to be numb to it all? 

I think it is important to remember that it is a terrible thing never feel pain, no matter how truly hard and heart wrenching it is in the moment, it is not adequately describable. But, it is so vital to our eternal character, so where pain isn't fun, it isn't something I would recommend intentionally seeking out, pain has some great teaching moments. 

There is this rare disorder called “congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis” or CIPA, which has been on my mind as of late. Basically, it means that the different pain pathways don’t work in the people with this condition. And, sadly, that means that they usually wear out their bodies by the age of 8. Half of the people with this condition, shown here, die by the age of three. There are some great videos and articles out there, so if you’re interested just search those terms.

We want to be happy, and we want to be free from pain. We just usually choose the wrong path to get us there. We have the truth, we have the light and the way to get us to eternal and true happiness. It just happens to lead us first, through a life of pain, to teach us, to help us to grow and to become who we truly are. Now we just need to remember that though the pathway leads through pain, it is for a small moment. It hurts now but pain has an end. And, it also acts as a catalyst to get us where we need to go, shaping us into who we can be for eternity.