Humans are lucky. Not because we have access to dental care (yes, that’s awesome and kudos to the man who invented Novocain), and not because we are blessed with the propensity to explore passion and knowledge and feed our curiosities, but because we have language. Because we are fortunate to be able to express ourselves—and in turn, hopefully, understand one another.
But. On the flip side, just because we have language doesn’t mean we always use it when we should. Like the times when you bite down hard on your tongue to stop yourself from saying how you feel for fear of sounding stupid, or hurting someone else, or maybe, just maybe, because your exposed truth might leave you vulnerable to becoming the hurt one.
Still. Even if your hands are shaking, you should speak. Because if you don’t it will tear you up. It will fester and boil over and rot. I know. I spent years mastering the fine, fine art of avoidance and at times, paid dearly for it. And no, I’m not going to spill all the juicy details of my personal battles here, not going to tempt readers with sensationalism, but what I can say is this …
It is never wrong to speak the truth.
Oh, and for the record … I for one will be forever grateful to the man who invented Novocain—although the dentist scares the piss out of me. Like for real. I’m beginning to break out in hives at the mere thought of his chair!
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DISCLAIMER: I’m a writer and an editor. And I try my best to make sure every post is articulate and free from errors. However, being that I edit my own work—and it’s next to impossible to properly edit your own work—I admit, occasionally there may be an error or two I miss. But doing so doesn’t make me an idiot so don’t be mean. Just smile, pat yourself on the back for finding an error and be glad you’re not the only one who makes mistakes sometimes … xoxox
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