I hear that. I would have said something very similar a few years ago. But now, I think it’s healthy to have our armour penetrated by the world. To be seen. To

I hear that. I would have said something very similar a few years ago. But now, I think it’s healthy to have our armour penetrated by the world. To be seen. To be vulnerable. To fail and have it fall apart and be able to weep. As far as we know, we will die. And so with everyone we know and love. I don’t want impenetrable emotional armor. I want to, sometimes, sob uncontrollably. Feeling our feelings fully is the only path through life that is truly present with the reality of it all. Being impenetrable is too close to being numb.