Bacteria and Scorpions need Love Too!

You know who they are. People in your life who seem hellbent on hurting you, backstabbing you, treating you unfairly, badmouthing you and just generally making your life miserable. But here's the thing: they're not making your life miserable. You are. 

Your reaction to their actions is what's hurting you. They might even be counting on it, but more than likely, they don't have such a determined vicious plan. Like the bacteria that you inhale and which YOUR own immune system reacts to by filling your lungs with pus and creating a pneumonia.

​To the bacteria, it's not personal. It's just 'business as usual'

A scorpion and a frog (or was it a fox?) meet on the bank of a stream and the scorpion asks the frog to carry him across on its back. The frog asks, "How do I know you won't sting me?" The scorpion says, "Because if I do, I will die too." The frog is satisfied, and they set out, but in midstream, the scorpion stings the frog. The frog feels the onset of paralysis and starts to sink, knowing they both will drown, but has just enough time to gasp "Why?" Replies the scorpion: "Its my nature..."

Don't hate the scorpion, for it's just doing its job. If it were not for the scorpion, who would eat insects, spiders, mice and lizards? The ecosystem would get all messed up if we didn't have the scorpion. 

The same is true of bacteria. Indeed, your human body depends on bacteria. It contains about 100 trillion cells, but only maybe one in 10 of those cells is actually human! The rest are from bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms.

There will be folks around you all your life who will do and say things that seem mean to you. Instead of despising these people, you may consider that it's simply their nature to be that way. Somehow your Universe has a role for these creatures, the things they say and do. For your own peace of mind, don't play with scorpions and minimize bacteria with good hygiene. Do the same with those people who fit into the same category as the scorpion or bacteria, because they're probably having a horrible time of it anyway. Show them compassion because you can bet nobody else will. Find out more about how your Universe works - the Digital Launch of UPWavers Book 1 is December 23rd 2015.