The way I felt about the issue

In medicine, we have a thing called referred pain. If you haven’t grasp is already, it’s when one part of your body gets sick and the pain gets diverted to another organ. The reason behind is the nerve supplying the affected part also supplies the other “un-involved” part; in simple words, one feels pain essentially on the “wrong spot!” Externally speaking, these organs seem healthy without the original pain being on site, but they feel the excruciating effects of the injury, even worse at times!

I have taken the freedom to extend this concept to a greater scale. In a way, assuming what would have happened if the original insult happened on the referred site, whether the secondary part is protected from an injury of that scale? What if the acid burning the gastric mucosa was poured on the back; what if the effects of tuberculosis causing heart damage were applied to the shoulder? The truth, I think, is some of the secondary sites are less protected; the only thing keeping them from being actually hurt is not being at site! They can’t go on bragging that they’re safe, they were only fortunate enough not being on the spot!

I cry for myself, I feel insecure as the people I thought have it all figured out are facing the struggles I face. The one’s I thought are exempted from the exam because of their capacity have actually failed the test! Totally crushed by this, one fact got me back on my feet!

For power is God’s! Even if the road ahead seems tough with obstacles, it is God who got me started on the journey. He trusted himself not my ability. The people I have seen fail, I might not have the guts to forgive and accept as I used to, but For power is God’s, and I have shared this power enough to do so. If I can’t, it makes me question the spirit I have received.

For those of you who think are better and will never fail as such, you are the shoulder, more vulnerable. Cry for yourself than pointing fingers.

And for those of people outside and mocking them, they have done once what you have been doing all your life and probably continue doing so. I can say this about all of you because the bible says so. At least they have the chance to repent and be in absolute peace with God, when you are still enemies. If you are wise enough and with working ears (actually eyes to read this text), repent all your sins and accept Jesus Christ as your personal savior, as the Amharic saying goes, ብልህ ከሰው ሞኝ ከራሱ ይማራል!