SCARS - by Precious Samuel

When you hear the word 'scar' what comes to your mind? Scars are not limited to physical marks from injuries . Some scars are psychological, emotional and many more. Many people today move around with scars of different forms , some physical, others emotional, psychological to mention a few. We often see the physical scar and tend to ignore other aspects, I mean we don't even believe it exists.We only focus on what we can see , shunning every other thing we can't. Scars are constant reminders of the battles we fought in time past and if not properly healed , will hurt when touched . People who have had surgeries ( minor or major) will have a scar (a constant reminder of their victory, a testament of their resilience and unbreakable spirit) . If such scar is not properly healed , it will leave some discomfort when it is touched . Same thing applies to emotional and mental/ psychological scars . A child with a history of emotional abuse or bully , if not rehabilitated will carry an emotional scar that isn't healed and will remain a weight pulling him down emotionally . Most characters people exhibit is a result of the scars they've obtained especially from their early years , its clear proof that their healing is incomplete. For some people love and trust is a myth because of their ordeals and for others survival means being wicked or locking everyone out of their lives. Scars have a funny way of shaping people , a person with an abdominal surgical scar might not be able to bend in a certain way until properly healed , same goes for people who have been betrayed, abused, molested or bullied they might never be able to love or trust the same way . In my perspective I'd say emotional scars hurts deeper than physical scars . Because it's most times ignored, suppressed and overlooked but it has the most effect , you can't see it but it's present and it keeps feeding off of your memories and mental wellness. Emotional scars can never heal until it's traced back to the origin , acknowledged, processed ( this entails letting go of the memory) and with special counselling. Humans in our imperfect nature subconsciously or sometimes consciously scar people around us with hurtful words , comments, hate speech and the likes of it. Sometimes it's out of rage and other times it's to put the other person down ,at what expense ? Life is already hard and we're dealing with so much soo..... the barest minimum we can offer is kindness , soft words won't bite 😀. To everyone who's been scarred emotionally , you are seen , felt and loved . You owe yourself healing and it's a journey you have to embark to free yourself , let the memories burn and replace it all with beautiful memories. To everyone with a physical scar from surgeries, accidents and incidents , don't forget how great a survivor you are , think of it as a proof of your battles and the victory that followed . You are seen and loved beyond the scar.

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