Little Johnston Gammy was playing one day when he was suddenly stabbed in the tummy. It was awful. No one had intended for Johnston to get hurt. Perhaps it shouldn't have happened at all. Nonetheless, it did happen. The tip of the knife was broken off in little Johnston's tum, and he spent the next 20 years of his life living his life around that tender spot in his abdomen. He couldn't play rough with the other boys; he was always, on some level, aware of this injury he had suffered as a boy, and it dictated many of his decisions.
One day, Johnston decided he no longer wanted to be in pain. Until he realized this, he hadn't ever really considered it an option, living pain-free. He had the knife tip removed. He gave it some time to heal, which took about a week. From that point forward, Johnston's life was no longer hindered by a constant nagging pain. His thoughts and decisions were free to exist as they may, without heed paid to old injuries.
Question: What if Johnston had waited another 20 years?
Another question: Are there any old injuries dictating your life (or my life)? If given a chance to heal would it really take any longer than a week (or a day) to remove these old injuries as potential obstacles to happiness and fulfillment? Do we have another 20 years to wait to find out for sure?
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