Back Pain<\/b><\/p>\n
One day, two monks were walking through the countryside. They were on their way to another village to help bring in the crops. As they walked, they spied an old woman sitting at the edge of a river. She was upset because there was no bridge, and she could not get across on her own.<\/p>\n
The first monk kindly offered, \u201cWe will carry you across if you would like.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you,\u201d she said gratefully, accepting their help.<\/p>\n
So the two men joined hands, lifted her between them and carried her across the river. When they got to the other side, they set her down, and she went on her way.<\/p>\n
After they had walked another mile or so, the second monk began to complain. \u201cLook at my clothes,\u201d he said. \u201cThey are filthy from carrying that woman across the river. And my back still hurts from lifting her. I can feel it getting stiff.\u201d The first monk just smiled and nodded his head.<\/p>\n
A few more miles up the road, the second monk griped again, \u201cMy back is hurting me so badly, and it is all because we had to carry that silly woman across the river! I cannot go any farther because of the pain.\u201d<\/p>\n
The first monk looked down at his partner, now lying on the ground, moaning. Have you wondered why I am not complaining?\u201d he asked. \u201cYour back hurts because you are still carrying the woman. But I set her down five miles ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
That is what many of us are like in dealing with our families. We are that second monk who cannot let go. We hold the pain of the past over our loved ones\u2019 heads like a club, or we remind them every once in a while, when we want to get the upper hand, of the burden we still carry because of something they did years ago.<\/p>\n
Dr. Anthony T. Evans, Guiding Your Family in a Misguided World<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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