"If you can not stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."
This phrase was made popular by US President, Harry S. Truman that simply implies if you can not cope, you should leave the work to someone who can.
At first when i was bumped into this phrase, 2 years ago, i was certain that
this is a perfect defense brought up by "some people", so then they can flee from their responsibility.
I totally ignored the fact that some people have limits.
My old elementary school friend totally quitted her study she's been doing for almost 3 years, after she broke up with her boyfriend.
I won't lie, but that still sounds completely like a joke to me.
But, once again, i ignored the fact that some people's capabilities are not the same as ours.
A couple of weeks ago, i encountered something that brought me back again to this Truman's phrase which in the end takes me into a conclusive interpretation of his phrase.
Not everybody can understand what truman understood. Everybody has his/her own capabilities, and if they are faced by certain situations might trigger them to either give up or commit suicide. (limit)
What Truman understood was, people had limit and he did not want to push people to their limits.
Perhaps, i was too cocky to accept the fact that we are all human beings who were born with limitations.
Or
Perhaps, i was just too arrogant to say the words "I can't bear it anymore"
Illustration by Alexa Chung.