"Irritation is apparently the only universal sense shared by even single-celled creatures."
GREAT! The one thing we share with all organisms. . . even the "single-celled" ones is IRRITATION?!? Couldn't it have been something more pleasurable? Of all of the things that make us grow and change, irritants are probably to most efficient. If something hurts we quickly make an adjustment to avoid it. We evolve in a sense. But what if that irritant is chronic and we can't make it go away? What if we have a thorn in our side that can't be pried out?
Perhaps we can take a lesson from the oyster who takes a thorn and turns it into a rose. Even more interesting is what pearls are made out of, calcium carbonate.
Calcium carbonate is also a common substance found in the oyster's very own shell. So by enveloping this irritant with a little bit of itself, the oyster creates the June birthstone.
What is your chronic irritant? Helping you evolve as a person? Are you better for it?
A personal example? Being teased in school was an irritant, now I can look back and be grateful for it. A bully in school can be a irritant that feels impossible to get rid of. Do you focus all of your attention on making the irritant go away? Or. . . do you evolve from it? Do you develop the opalescent skills and virtues that will shine once you realize that bullies don't matter anymore?
So what is an example of an irritant in your life and how is it making you a better person? How many pearls can you count in your life because of something you once considered an "irritant"? Was it an irritant at all? Or was it simply a seed that grew into bigger and better things? Would your quality of life be better if you saw irritants as opportunities instead of nuisances?
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