The problem with sweeping dirt under the rug is eventually the lump under the rug gets so big everyone who walks on the rug starts tripping over it. In personal and spiritual and intellectual life, the dirt is usually an issue that no one wants to deal with…and so instead of dealing with it, they avoid it (effectively sweep it under the rug). It’s the type of problem where at first it may not be affecting anyone, but left unresolved eventually it can affect everything and everyone in your life, including your who you are
