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What does it mean?
Realizing personal fragility shatters illusions of strength.
In plain terms
Knowing you are weak makes you sad.
What can you take from it?
Accept vulnerability to understand humanity.

Where it applies

  • personal crisis
  • self-doubt
  • failure

Putting it to work

  • embrace vulnerability
  • check ego

Questions to consider

  • Where do you feel fragile?
  • How do you define strength?

Another view

Some strength is real.

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