Accepting Reality Go up to the summit of Pisgah and gaze about, to the west, the north, the south, and the east. Look at it well, for you shall not go across yonder Jordan. (Deuteronomy 3:27)
Rip off the bandage means that a second of pain is all that is necessary. Dragging out the inevitable seems to prolong the agony. In order to make sure healing is happening you must look under the bandage and see. Sometimes just looking is difficult but necessary. What may seem cruel to you may be closure for someone else. Just seeing, though painful, is the best way to accept reality.
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