Get Well Soon

Well...Today, I was pondering about way we interact with each other. We greet each other by saying "Hello" and ask how we are doing. Then we carry on a conversation. Then we say "bye" or "have a nice day," and continue on with our day.

Then I thought about the common expressions that we use everyday such as ""I'm hungry as a horse," "it's raining cats and dogs," "see you later alligator," or "get well soon." Then I realized how silly and mean the expression "Get well soon." I mean, think about it.

Imagine this:

Your friend suddenly has a freak illness that causes her to have unbearable and extreme pain for 20 hours everyday. The morphine that the doctors provided barely does anything to relieve her pain. But one day, you decide to visit the hospital and gave her a beautiful bonquet of flowers, "Get Well Soon" heilum ballons, and a card that wishing her well soon.

What's wrong with that, right? Nothing. Everyone likes those kinds of thoughtful friends. Except when they're wishing them to get well LATER...not NOW! Think about it. Wishing her to get well soon is like saying "I'm sorry that you're in pain, but you'll have to live with the pain a little longer...then you can get better and be painfree." That's cold!

I think from now on...all those "Get Well Soon" cards should say...
on the front "Get well soon" and then in the card it should say "er...may that NOW! We like having you around so get better STAT!" That's much more thoughtful!