– a Talesmith Short by Rajesh Muthuraj
If life ever feels too calm, too peaceful, too under control, don’t worry.
A boil on your tongue will arrive uninvited to restore chaos.
Honestly, it’s shocking how a creature smaller than an ant, invisible to everyone except you, can take over the entire mood. One moment I was casually eating samosas like a normal human, and the next moment my tongue turned into a battlefield with one angry rebel inflicting pain.
A boil so tiny doctors need a microscope to acknowledge it, yet dramatic enough to make you cancel spicy food, social events, and occasionally, the will to live.
Small Things Can Cause Great Discomfort
That boil became my personal dictator.
I couldn’t talk properly, couldn’t eat properly, couldn’t even complain properly, because complaining also requires a tongue.
It was as if the small bump on the tongue said,
“Let’s see how strong you REALLY are,”
and my entire life folded like an umbrella in a storm.
This is exactly how life works. It’s never the big stuff that breaks us; it’s always the tiny things we underestimated.
Like a comment, a delay, a habit.
Resilience Is Built in Discomfort
Eating became a sport.
Hot food? No.
Crunchy food? No.
Spicy food? Absolutely not.
I developed new survival methods. I started chewing from the left side. I placed food right in between the tongue. I gulped instead of chewing sometimes.
But I carried on.
Because resilience isn’t about running marathons. Sometimes it’s just about finishing a meal without crying.
The Final Bite
So yes, a microscopic tongue boil gave me a complete motivational makeover.
It reminded me that:
- tiny problems can disrupt lives,
- discomfort builds quiet courage,
- slowing down is accidental wisdom,
If this little boil made you think, wait till you read what Talesmith has in store.
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