Outside the Box - #4 - The more bitter a Medicine.....

I've eaten a lot of "bitter fruits" in my time.
And I don't recommend it to anyone. They will burn the mouth and hurt going down and aren't much better sitting in the stomach either. Not that I would have wanted to pass that fruit on to someone else, mind you. But I some times wish that there had been someone to warn me before I took my first bite, you know?

Or maybe there WAS someone warning me, but I was to Blind or Stubborn (or both) to see. Either way, with each bite, you become a little more hesitant, a little more reluctant to so readily bite in. For some people, this is a great learning experience; it teaches people how to choose and handle their "fruits" in a proper manner.

For me? I never learned. I kept reaching out till there was a hole in my stomach that didn't want to heal. And then I just stopped reaching out altogether.
I told someone recently that "You only ever really loose the race when you stop running". That's coming from experience. Breaks are fine, we all get tired and worn down, but the moment you say "no more! I don't want to keep going" , only then is there a problem.

I myself didn't even realize this truthfully until recently. I had to take some really bitter Medicine not to long ago. I have to admit, I was really reluctant. I'd mistaken what I thought good for me before, and I struggled with it for a long time, before deciding to tighten my belt and doing what I had to.

and I don't regret it.

Ya, it was bitter. Ya, I was nervous and it hurt like crap. But it made me fell alot better in the end.
and I learned a important lesson.

Often times, Good Medicine can be just as bitter as Poison.
Be careful you know the difference.