LOVE PILLS, BITTER PILLS

“Nothing bitter is sweet, and nothing sweet is bitter.”

Some people have swallowed a good number of bitter pills in search of a relief from the happenings around their lives, they become their own doctors and physicians, prescribing what they think is the best pill for their illness.

People have gone through the heat of life – disappointments, betrayals, pain, confusion, losing their loved ones, heartbreaks, accusations and all manner of things, that they have ingested pills of hatred, bitterness, un-forgiveness, and unhappiness, to be the best treat to their problems. 

The truth is, all these things will always happen, because they are the seeds the world plants, but the ability to handle such situations, determines how strong you are. People will hate you, but the best thing to do is not to hate back; you will be betrayed – you don't have to pay back; you will be disappointed – you shouldn't keep malice; some will cheat you, others may break your heart, however and whatever it is, never pay evil with evil but with good. 

“Don't make anybody turn off the light in your heart into a compendium of darkness.”

I once saw a quote that says:

"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."

I find this really interesting - It takes grace to truly forgive. For someone to hurt you really bad and you, sustaining the courage to look at that person and forgive him or her; I call you “strong.” 

Swallowing the pills of un-forgiveness does more harm to you than good, it takes away your peace, keeps you embittered, and someday you may want to just pay back with an evil act and after which, you begin to feel guilty and harbour regrets. 

When wronged or hurt by someone, the devil's strategy, is to make you feel there is freedom or peace of mind in pay back for the wrong done unto you, and when you submit to this crafty scheme of the devil to pay back for the wrong done to you, then the devil comes and make sure you are filled with so much guilt and regret, that makes your life despondent.

Let me share with you an experience I had. One day, I was arranging the house and I had to lay the bed, after which, two of my younger siblings scattered the bed, of which I didn't utter a word to them as I relayed their action. Again they scattered it, so I had to warn them and this happened again for the third time, so I couldn't tolerate it again and I had to run after them, though been entreated by my brother, I wasn’t inclined to listen to him, so I was left to do my wish, which was to spank them both, after which I was vibrating.

I asked myself – do I have to go through all of that by retaliating in the manner I did? 

I had swallowed an anger pill, and I regretted it just after I did what was in my mind. I would have probably thought they were children and it’s within their nature to be playful. So truly, people will hurt us, decide to take in a love pill instead, it heals the wound faster. When you understand that people are different and you're able to recognize that difference in people, your response to people will change for good. 

“Love pills heals faster.”