While taking my usual late afternoon bath, a sudden thought went inside my head: "Vulnerability is one of the greatest factors that makes humans... humans".
I was pondering how most of the times I get depressed and I just feel so down. Those times that I was really vulnerable. Those times when I just felt alone. Those times when I just needed someone to be with, to just talk to about how I was feeling. And that thought hit me, without being vulnerable, I think I wouldn't have my friends now. Without being vulnerable, my relationship in God wouldn't be as strong. Without being vulnerable, I wouldn't be who I am now.
When you think about it, being vulnerable doesn't really mean being weak. For me, it actually means being brave enough to accept the fact that you're allowing yourself to expose your weaknesses to others. And it's innate for us to show vulnerability. When we feel bitterness, when we vent out to other people, when we cry, when we let our emotions get the best of us, we exhibit vulnerability.
Though this is an embraced thought for me, some people reject this idea. For them, being vulnerable is a sign of downright weakness. For some, being vulnerable makes them less of a person. For them, exhibiting their vulnerability to others is a foolish idea. They would want their image of being strong and superior be kept that way. But they need to face the fact, that makes them the "cowards". They reject the idea of having the need of others, bringing a sense of wanting to be independent.
But people need to embrace the fact that being vulnerable is what defines being a human being, at least, one of the great things that defines us. Because of it, we get to appreciate more the people around us. Because of our openness we get to know ourselves better. It may not be something applicable to everybody, but this is something I have noticed with some of my friends and even teachers.
I can't say that people have expressed their openness with me. That is something, I have said, not everyone is willing to do. I respect that. I just wish that they get to express this to other people or to other ways. After all, we are not alone. We need each other to live.
So, I invite you, dear reader, to reflect. Have I shown vulnerability in my life? Has it helped me in any way? And lastly, do I grow much more of a person when I expose my weaknesses to others?
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