Sunday, 27 March 2011
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The Price of Wisdom
My wisdom teeth are growing in, and it HURTS.Apparently back in the days before dental care, it was common for humans to lose teeth, and so wisdom teeth were Nature's way of saying "sorry - let me get that for you." The idea is that when they grow in they naturally push the rest of the teeth forward, closing the gaps where ones have been lost and yielding, once again, a full set of teeth.
But now biannual visits to the dentist (does anyone really go every six months?) have made wisdom teeth evolutionarily obsolete. And yet Mother Nature (wise in so many ways) hasn't caught on yet, and so we still grow them into a jaw with no extra room, which is not only exceedingly painful - it also makes your smile crooked.
Isn't it funny how the things we do that make sense for so long can suddenly, in a moment, no longer make sense?
And as for wisdom - does it always come at the price of pain? Like that poignant Arcade Fire lyric that makes me clutch at my chest whenever I hear it: Children - don't grow up. Our bodies get bigger, but our hearts get torn up.
Have you had a painful experience that helped you grow as a person? What wisdom have you gleaned from it?
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Don't we all have an experience (or many) like that? I've learned that through these experiences, I have become the person I am now. I may be a little jaded, but in the long run, that's life. We have to learn these things in order to appreciate the good times.
Yeah, my wisdom teeth are growing in too. They hurt like a bitch seriously. I go to the dentist when I can. Money issues. But to answer your question, every experience I go through helps me grow and helps me become a better person. It's like I said, the journey is what shapes us, the good and the bad. I agree with @opheliatohamlet@xanga as well.
I took out my wisdoom teeth while I was wide awake and with lots of novocaine shots
no pain at all but I could feel when he sliced at my gumline with the scalpal. I heard a loud drill and asked him what he drilling because I could smell something smokey; he said that he was drilling a part of my jaw bone in order to pull the teeth out easier, because it was tightly lodged in there
mine looked like a shattered shark's tooth. I kept it as a souvenir
quite scary but amazing experience. I had a locked jaw for a few days and had to sip chicken soup from the tiny corner of my mouth
the stitched up wound feels like my gum is simmering above a hot stove
and it bleeds nonstop for like a day, so you have to change the gauze pad frequently. you can't really grow without wisdom teeth torture and suffering
other than that, mostly emotional pain from relationships. I learned that I should love somebody worthy of my love, but I tend to feel that they are worthy in the beginning, and have love remorse later when they turn out to be a worthless p.o.s
A. Why is this on datingish?
B. Mine aren't out yet cuz they're straight, but they sure did make the fronts crooked and nasty looking! I'mma get them out as soon as I can afford to and then get braces...again, as soon as I can afford to! And when I was growing up we always had a decent dental plan..so yea, we went to the dentist every 6 months.getting my wisdom teeth removed was not as bad as getting a root canal.
The last year of my life has been nothing but me gaining wisdom. Ive lost the center of my universe, my best friend in college, and my friendship with a really good guy (or really complicated it...). They made me grow dramatically, and made me realize how much of an idiot and naive I actually was. Its hard to be around those people anymore because I just feel this huge sense of guilt and loss over who I could have been to them if I hadnt been blinded for so long. Wisdom comes with a price, and its usually loss. Ive gained an excellent relationship out of it as well, but the pain I feel sometimes outweighs the happiness, especially now that the honeymoon phase is over. I just go day by day with the knowledge and wisdom Ive gained, and deal with the pain.
i got one of my wisdom teeth pulled and it was the most painful ass experience of my life.. i was wide awake even with novocaine and i still have to get the other one out but anyway as of late i have been going through a lot and learning more about myself and i'm going to therapy.. i'm not crazy or anything but it helps to sort out shit with someone that won't have biased opinions 'cuz sometimes going to friends or family ain't do shit for you but make shit worst.. you live and you learn that's all you can do in life..
Not sure if I'm correct, but are you asking us what we've learn through painful experience (rejections, breakups, parent's divorce)? And how that affected us as a person?
My wisdom teeth are growing in. At first I was scared about pulling them out. Actually more like, I'm afraid of the dentist. But now, I've learn that all this fear is stupid. If I need to pull them out, I have no problems facing that fear.
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@onestepcloserto_perfection@xanga - It's a metaphor. Use your imagination.
As fascinating as teeth can be as a source of discussion, my intention in writing this post was to get you guys thinking about how emotional pain has helped you grow as a person.
@kawasaki_saiyan@xanga - You're on the money. Heartbreak, rejection, betrayal, divorce - it all counts and it all shapes us. I'm looking for the seeds of beauty contained in every crap of tragedy.
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