They say, “Be a bottle of water not a bottle of soda so you won’t explode when shaken.” But, it doesn’t work that way all the time.
We can all be bottles of soda too. We cannot just tell another person to be as calm as water. Yes, a soda when shaken, explodes. But there’s a way to avoid it.
When shaken, don’t rush to open the soda. Leave it for some time. Allow it to go through its natural property being a soda. After some time, slowly open it. SLOWLY. It might spill a few but it won’t explode.
We cannot downplay the pain of others. We cannot rush to make them feel better. Give them the time they need to grieve, to hurt, and eventually, to heal. The only way to get past it is to go through it
