Scars are generally a reminder of an unpleasant or painful experience. We hear much today about emotional scars. In this psychological age that overemphasizes particularly ugly incidents in one’s life, it is easy to major on a minor. It would be well for us to remember, a scar is only a part of the whole, not the whole itself.
One of Webster’s definitions for the word “scar” is “a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.” By this you can see a scar could be seen as something good also. It is a sign that one has been healed from whatever affliction they have suffered. It is important for we who have emotional and psychological scars to realize the hurt is over, and the unpleasantness is behind us. I might add a scar leaves one tougher. A scar can take more than the sensitive skin around it.
We who bear unsightly scars need not worry about the world around us gawking, with their self-righteous pity, for God has arranged for such things. You see, the Lord is a very good cosmetologist. When He gets through with His procedure, even loved ones lose consciousness of the hideous scars we bear.
What deep wounds ever closed without a scar? ~George Gordon, Lord Byron, Child Harold's Pilgrimage
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