IT'S COMMON

"A rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of success." - Bo Bennett 

In this world, at the present time, there will be those who do not recognize us for who we are, or respect us. Nevertheless, we are children of the King. And the Scripture says, “Now if we are children, then we are heirs - heirs of God.

It was the winter of 1926, an age where narrow-mindedness and bigotry still had power in many places. A woman from Chicago named Thelma Goldstein decided to go to Florida for her first real vacation. She was not familiar with the area, and she unknowingly drove to a restricted hotel in North Miami. “Excuse me,” she said to the man at the desk. “My name is Mrs. Goldstein, and I’d like a small room for two weeks.” “I’m awfully sorry,” he replied, “but all of our rooms are occupied.” Just then, she noticed a man checked out at the counter next to them. “What luck,” said Mrs. Goldstein. “Now there’s a room.” “Not so fast, Madam. I’m sorry, but this hotel is restricted. No Jews allowed.” “Jewish?” she said, “Who’s Jewish? I happen to be Catholic.” The man at the desk said, “I find that hard to believe. Let me ask you, who was the Son of God?” “Jesus, Son of Mary.” “Where was he born?” “In a stable.” The man pressed on, “And why was he born in a stable?” With her eyes flashing, she said, “Because a schmuck like you wouldn’t let a Jew rent a room in his hotel!”

Rejection, I will like to say is a silent killer. Destroying scores of people daily. Perfumes, Colognes, Make-up and good suits are covering the devastating effects of rejection in the life of people around us daily that we don't know about. Rejection isn't a racist; it doesn't care whether you're coloured, white, red or green. It isn't concerned of your status financially, or career success. It rocks everyone's boat. Rejection mimics physical pain.

Psychologists assume there is a specific reason for the strong link between rejection and physical pain. To test the hypothesis that rejection mimics physical pain, scientists gave some people Tylenol (acetaminophen) before asking them to recall a painful rejection experience. Participants who received Tylenol reported significantly less emotional pain than subjects who received a sugar pill.

Rejection might seem to be an "intangible" thing but it's effect is so glaring that it reveals itself in people's reactions to the events of their lives-suicide is on of the leading outcomes of rejection.