Pain

I know people often think if something hurts it is doing something.  What I don't understand is why they think that is necessarily good?

Just because the medicine stings doesn't mean it's good for you.  Bees and jelly fish sting.  Of course some people think bee stings help arthritis, but that is because of what they put in the body if it actually works.  Not because it hurts.

When I was a child I wished I was one of those people who had no sense of feeling.  Then I thought it wouldn't hurt when I had to get a shot, or skinned my knee, but what I discovered was that people like that often die because they don't know they're hurt.

Go for the burn, feel the pain, we are weird people.  Nature gave us a sense of pain so we would know what to stay away from.  I know people who have had personal trainers destroy their rotator cuffs in spite of all the pain that preceded that actual injury.

When your knees hurt stop doing whatever it is you are doing.  When your stomach is upset stop doing whatever caused it.  I even discovered that all these years of avoiding my bra because I don't like how tight it feels has probably played into my court.  They used to say you would have sagging breasts.  Now they say it appears just the opposite, that the freedom made those muscles stronger.

There is nothing noble about enduring pain needlessly either.  Pain is an indicator that something must change.  It is negative reinforcement, believing anything else just isn't smart.  I know the puritans don't want me to believe it, but if it hurts it is probably bad for me.  A few things must be endured, but lets not make that a life long goal.