Vulnerable

I'm afraid to be vulnerable. We were all vulnerable once, mostly when we were young. As we grow up we tend to lose it. We tend to grow thicker skin, we arm ourselves and brace for the inevitable to happen. Having feeling or expressing them makes us overly sensitive. So we become strong, but not in the usual sense. We become emotionally and physically strong, but we mistake it by numbing ourselves.  Sometimes we push away our feelings and be in a state of numbness. But this is not strong. Being strong doesn't have to do anything with discarding our human feelings, our sorrows, our happiness. We could be both strong as well as vulnerable. Being vulnerable exposes us to different challenges. Sometimes we get hurt, sometimes we learn new things and sometimes we succeed. Being vulnerable doesn't have to mean one should be numb. I hope we all will be strong and vulnerable.