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Although everyone cautioned her, advice is simple to dismiss when all seems to be going your way. Then the truth came in the most unpleasant shape, cold, crisp, and impossible to swallow without pain.It was a bitter pill, one whose flavor lingers after it is gone.Still, one had to take it. Only then did the mist begin to lift.
Reality does not always manifest itself in friendly chats or kind motivation. Occasionally it comes like medication in its purest state, ugly but required. She wanted comfort, but what she really needed was correction. She understood at last, though it hurt. A bitter pill helps to treat what we pretend isn't damaged rather than punish. Over time, the flavor evaporates but the lesson still stands.