Little stung

I got stung by something when I was catching fish using a small fishing net on the shore with my friend

It was our last catch..

The plan was just to do it once because my friend wanted me to experience how to catch fish using fishing net with the help of the local worker in the rustic resort where I have been working for surprisingly seven years now (although it is on and off)

It was our third rows, when I was excitedly moving just a bit of ahead from my friend because I saw jumping fish in the water and I was hoping that we would be able to catch it

The stung started to swollen when I got off the water, then I soaked my foot with warm water just in case it had poison or bacteria

It has been six days now, it is not as hurting as it was but it got itchy

It is not red anymore but getting darker

It is healing, I know

But somehow my hands is always wanting to touch it or rub the stung because it is itching

I made me thinking of wounds in our life.  Sometimes, something that wound and sting our heart will get itchy when it is actually healing

It keeps on wanting our attentions to put our hands on it when it will not help at all but instead it can even make the wound worse

We just have to keep doing whatever we are doing and trying not to think about the wounded things and keep our hands away from the itching thoughts that is actually is about to heal

We can’t entertain the itching skin by scratching or rubbing it. Same thing like we can’t entertain our thoughts by keep coming to the same thoughts and feelings that is actually getting to heal

Yes, time will heal it, but what we do during the time is also matter

We can’t stop moving because we have a small wound on our foot and kept regretting why that happen

We can’t stop living because we have a small wound in our heart and kept regretting the small amount of years from the whole years we have lived.

One stung on the water when you were trying to catch fish and enjoying the life of the fisherman can’t make you take all of your baggage and run back to the city and never enjoy the seafood again

Same thing, two or three years of bad experience from your whole life years living on earth can’t make you stop living and throw yourself under the valley of regret for the rest of your life

What you have to do is to heal the stung, fry the fish you caught and enjoy it with your friends

What you have to do is take a little a moment to grieve, heal in the way you need, and enjoy what God has been blessed your life, friendship, families, exciting job, people you work with and your future ahead.

A little stung can’t make you stop enjoying the life in the fisherman islands

A little hurt can’t make you stop enjoying the other parts of your life God has been blessed you with

It will all heal. Don’t let your feet stop walking because the unexpected little stung