I was making my bed today and the sheets were all messed up and falling off in different spots. Instead of fixing it, I found it much easier to just pull the comforter up and hide them underneath. As I was doing this, I thought about how often our lives are like that. It's so much easier to just cover up problems instead of dealing with them. Just like it would take some work (tearing off all the covers and starting over) to make the bed properly, when we're facing something difficult, often it's easier to simply find an immediate fix instead of getting to the root of the problem.
I think one clear example of this occurs often in the relationship between husband and wife. How many times does the same argument/disagreement occur and you find the immediate solution by agreeing on a short-term solution, but unless you deal with the root of the issue, it will keep coming up, time and time again. I have found that a lot of my disagreements with my hubby are simply the result of miscommunication. It takes us sitting down and discussing how and why things are often misinterpreted to help the situation from continuing to recur.
I don't know if that made any sense and I know it is kind of a weird example, but it made me think a little and hopefully it will mean something to you. If you have a thought on the subject, please let me know. I would love to hear from you!
