Old habits die hard. Or, can they?
Have you ever thought that this saying relates to both good and bad – or unnecessary habits. I mean its a double – meaning saying.
“Old habits never die,” is a great and encouraging saying, espcially when it comes to positive habits, like brushing your teeth before going to bed, or taking off your shoes before entering the house.
However, “old habits never die” can also relate to negative habits that you can neither give up nor change. In such cases, you may feel trapped inside their strong, tight net. Still, with determination and strong will, it is believed that your bad old habits can either die or transformed into positive alternatives.
Have you read The Apple Tree by Daphne du Maurier. In the story, Medge, the deceased wife, is portrayed by her husband as having the worst habbit that seems not just hard, but impossible to die. No only that, her husband puts all the blame for their unhappy marriage on her, as if he were an angelic husband fallen down from heaven.
Can you guess what Medge’s old habit that never dies ?
Here’s my review link if you want to know.
https://nh825.wordpress.com/2025/02/06/the-apple-tree/
With all the best wishes,
Nahla
Pure and Simple 