If we have a pain, bodily or emotionally, our first
reaction or response may be to wish it would go away as soon as possible.
Yet the cause of pains, some pains at least, may be as
warnings that something is wrong physically (part of our body), or troubling
our minds (part of our soul or spirit), and these may be interlinked at
times. With some massage, some pain may
be caused, or seemingly feel worse, as things are done to get to the root of
conditions.
It may be like not wanting to feel too cold, though we
shiver to aim to get warm; or not wanting to feel too hot, though we sweat to
aim to cool down.
‘It’s a pain in the neck!’ This we may say, and
experience it literally, or just say it as a figure of speech. Massage can
surely help to relieve pains of body, soul, or spirit, though not as a magic
wand waved. It can be therapeutic, as can other outlets, or at least to some
extent, such as faith healing; positive thinking; having a ‘feel good’ attitude
to life; etc. In some cases, pain, of whatever sort and wherever located,
physiologically or psychologically, may remain a mystery.
Have a massage if needed. The aim is to help, to do good,
not sadistically inflict pain and end up leaving a massage session worse than
when you started it!
