Vulnerability

For most of one's life, there is this feeling of invulnerability, since one who lives in a developed nation is most likely to be living in a place that is relatively well sheltered from the dangerous world out there. Even if we were not living with our parents or guardians, there is a general sense of being in control, and being able to live life without feeling directly threatened by the world that surrounds us.

But ever so often, life throws something in our way that reminds us of our mortality and vulnerability. Ever felt the strange sense of the lack of time when someone you know passed away? How about the time you felt vulnerable because you failed at something that you thought you would do fine in?

That is how I feel today.