POV Differences

Our puppy got a wound and it was really bad. It is a big cut and it must be really painful but here’s a little trivia I learned from our veterinarian.

We got our dog stitched but it came off the next day probably because of her mom licking it. We were supposed to have her stitched again but before that, my brother asked the vet if the puppy will be anesthesized and the answer is no. The thing is, puppies have high pain tolerance so, even though the wound is huge and deep, the puppy doesn’t feel it that much. But if he were to stitch the puppy again, the puppy will still feel pain but the puppy can tolerate it.

Probably, you're already sick of reading my posts about our puppy, apologies for that. But the fact that I’ve shared above is related to the message that I want to relay to you today.

As I have said, the puppy have a really huge wound and that must really hurt, but that’s only on our point of view since the puppy isn’t hurting that much. What I’m just trying to say is that what is painful to us is not painful for the puppy. What is painful to us might not be that painful to another person and what is not painful to us might be really painful for other person.

We can never know what other people is really feeling. And we cannot expect others to have the same feeling that we have about a certain matter because what we feel is unique, and what we feel always have differences about what others feel.

For instance, my sister ate a Chilimansi flavored pancit canton and she said that it was really spicy. On the other hand, me, as a spicy food lover will have a different comment about that flavor because I have higher tolerance for spicy foods than her and for me, that flavor isn’t spicy at all.

Now that we are aware of each other’s differences, may it serve as a reminder to be sensitive of what others are feeling. Let’s be careful on our actions and let us always consider how other might feel. Let’s be careful with our words and let us always think about what others might think.

For us, we might say something as a joke but even though they are laughing, we might have offended someone already.

As for the pain of others, let us practice empathy and let us always try to imagine and understand what others might think or feel. Let us be more understanding, let’s cut them some slack and give them an allowance for mistakes. We might not totally comprehend with what they are really feeling, we can only imagine, but trying to understand them makes a really huge difference.

Let us be that person who understands differences and let us be the bridge to connect with one another despite each other’s differences. Be sensitive, be understanding, and be emphatic. Let’s not be selfish and let us always consider the feelings of others because it matters, they matter.

We wouldn’t want to be misunderstood, right? So let us not do that to others. :)

LOL. What am I saying again? Haha. This is just so random, something I thought of while cleaning my puppy's wound. I still think that it’s really painful but I believe the vet. And honestly, what he says gave me comfort and a huge relief. It’s just so painful seeing the wound but what I can do is to empathize and to take care of her.

Additional to my ramblings above, we might never know exactly what others are feeling but we can be with them, share the pain with them, and let them know that we’re there for them. Knowing that there is someone on their side may not remove the pain, but it can alleviate it. Or maybe it can give them courage to keep on going.

O--kay, I think I’m lost again. I can’t even understand myself but I hope you did get the thought. I promise to produce a way better content so consider this as a warm up on finding what I’m good at again.

Anyways, before I end it, let me say a huge thanks to @Kendy42 for the sponsorship! I promise to make this worth it.

And that would be all. Thanks for reading this far. Hope to see you on the next one! :)

**that sounds like a vlog outro. LOL