This useful product protects wounds and keeps out elements that might hinder healing, but the time comes when it is best to remove it and allow fresh air to finish the job. An emotional bandage often has the same purpose.
When an emotional injury or sore spot needs help to heal, we often cover up the problem with denial, wishful thinking, or unrealistic cures. When we become aware of difficult or unpleasant facts of life, we often invent a way to hide from the truth. We may need a period of time to heal the pain. We may fear exposing ourselves to what may endanger our former thinking. Sometimes, the band-aid stays on too long and can inhibit healing. Sometimes, we do not allow fresh ideas to enter our thinking and prefer to live by covering up the truth. Some band-aids stay on for a lifetime.
Ripping off a band-aid can be painful but necessary to allow the truth to complete our healing.
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