It’s all right to protect
yourself from pain and heart break and stress. In fact it’s a normal healthy
thing to do, so do that when you must. Self-protection only becomes a bad thing…..and
this is very common in the human condition…..when we over protect ourselves and
our loved ones, even when it’s done with the highest and noblest of intentions.
(Which it almost always is)
You see, the problem is that our
self-protection can insulate us for the real world, which is full of as much
pain and hurt as it is with joy and goodness. And when we insulate ourselves, we insulate
our heart and compassion and we stand in danger of becoming hard and uncaring.
Protect
with caution and common sense and remember people will disappoint you and injure
you but they will also lift you up and compete you. Take the good with the bad.
...and remember to smile, here, watch this puppy-baby wrestling match
