The Himalayan pain.

Pain has the power to transform a person, and it gives you that emptiness to become an extraordinary person. But most people who are in pain are working hard to get away from pain. They do different things to keep themselves distracted from the pain. They do not know that pain can never be distracted. It is still inside you. You are just feeling better due to the numbness. All we need to remember is that pain is not a negative feeling. Pain is part of us, and it will surface now and then.

Pain is an authentic feeling with no place to flow; the frozen pain grows inside us in some corner. Every now and then, this frozen pain melts a little, and drops of pain pass through us. We assume it’s over with this flow, not realising the Himalayan pain inside us. A lot of flowing needs to happen before this massive mountain melts. The flow cannot occur in a day or one year, which can cause a flood of emotional trauma. Sometimes it does create havoc and surge, but mostly we are well-guarded; hence we allow the Himalayan pain to grow within us. We protest it like our own vegetation, not realising that whatever grows here will only result in pain.

This pain must melt, this mountain must break, or one day we will be taken over by this mountain, leaving no space to breathe. The only way to do it is to climb up and claim our pain. And slowly break it into small pieces and flow each day. It’s not easy, and it can never be as we fail a part of us.

The world always is ready to help people in pain. Everyone around us is there to support us, show us the path, and help us get rid of this pain. But in reality, we are the ones who need to heal ourselves. No amount of external intervention can help us get over pain and grief. We know our path, and we have the map. The outer world can only trigger, motivate or push us to do so, but the action has to be taken by us.

Take help, learn from others who have broken this mountain, but you must carry that heavy axe. Find your path and move on your own. That person, who walks, takes that action and breaks his pain into pieces is extraordinary. The rest keep waiting at the foothill for help, a miracle or a boon. Not releasing that we have the map, we are aware of the miracle and need to act upon it. So focus on finding this map and walk your path. Healing will happen on its own, the pain will flow, and you will be extraordinary.

No one is going to come; stop waiting and start moving.