If you had a choice to heal a deep wound from the inside out but it would take more time to permanently heal, or put a quick band aid on top of the wound that might never permanently heal, which course of action would you choose?<\/p>\n
Whether the wound is physical, psychological or emotional, we always have that choice. The statistics of people who choose the band aid effect\u00a0 is astounding.<\/p>\n
Do you take precautions to prevent accidents, illness, and debilitating issues or do you wait for them to happen and then deal with the consequences?<\/p>\n
Joseph Malins, a 19th century English poet wrote the following poem which addresses this question:<\/p>\n
A Fence or an Ambulance
\n‘Twas a dangerous cliff, as they freely confessed,
\nThough to walk near its crest was so pleasant;
\nBut over its terrible edge there had slipped
\nA duke and full many a peasant.
\nSo the people said something would have to be done,
\nBut their projects did not at all tally;
\nSome said, “Put a fence around the edge of the cliff,”
\nSome, “An ambulance down in the valley.”<\/p>\n
But the cry for the ambulance carried the day,
\nFor it spread through the neighboring city;
\nA fence may be useful or not, it is true,
\nBut each heart became brimful of pity
\nFor those who slipped over that dangerous cliff;
\nAnd the dwellers in highway and alley
\nGave pounds or gave pence, not to put up a fence,
\nBut an ambulance down in the valley.<\/p>\n
“For the cliff is all right, if you’re careful,” they said,
\n“And, if folks even slip and are dropping,
\nIt isn’t the slipping that hurts them so much,
\nAs the shock down below when they’re stopping.”
\nSo day after day, as these mishaps occurred,
\nQuick forth would those rescuers sally
\nTo pick up the victims who fell off the cliff,
\nWith their ambulance down in the valley.<\/p>\n
Then an old sage remarked: “It’s a marvel to me
\nThat people give far more attention
\nTo repairing results than to stopping the cause,
\nWhen they’d much better aim at prevention.<\/p>\n
Let us stop at its source all this mischief,” cried he,
\n“Come, neighbors and friends, let us rally;
\nIf the cliff we will fence we might almost dispense
\nWith the ambulance down in the valley.”<\/p>\n
Better guide the young than reclaim them when old,
\nFor the voice of true wisdom is calling,
\n“To rescue the fallen is good, but ’tis best
\nTo prevent other people from falling.”
\nBetter close up the source of temptation and crime
\nThan deliver from dungeon or galley;
\nBetter put a strong fence round the top of the cliff
\nThan an ambulance down in the valley.<\/p>\n
So, will you put up a strong fence of prevention or, will you fall off the cliff and have the ambulance waiting for you when you fall?<\/p>\n
For me the choice is clear. I\u2019d rather choose healing thoughts than be depressed. I\u2019d rather choose my own magnificence than give in to my old fearful beliefs. I\u2019d rather consciously face the truth and deal with the effects, than lie to myself and endure unconsciousness.<\/p>\n
I\u2019d rather build a fence of prevention than have an ambulance waiting for me after I fall.<\/p>\n
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