Vulnerability is NOT a Weakness

Don’t consider vulnerability as a weakness. I always thought it was, and that was what I was taught. I think that’s what many of us are taught. We are too afraid to open up because it makes us feel bare and just exposed, like you’re naked in the streets. You feel ashamed, they can use it against you.

Unfortunately, many people think that. Almost everybody has this mentality of distrust and secrecy. Is that human nature? We act to protect ourselves, and not being too vulnerable may just be a way to do just that. But maybe if we are not afraid to be vulnerable, and accept all our weak points or insecurities, could that acceptance make it a strength? Perhaps if we open ourselves can we truly embrace ourselves, and we wouldn’t need to be afraid if people use it against us. Acceptance is key. Maybe, in fact, vulnerability is a strength in the end.

There are two powerful forces that drive us to behave in the way we do: love and fear. Fear causes us to do things out of self-defense. That is why we close ourselves from the world and the people around us. But love, on the other hand, is another form of self-defense, and it’s the stronger version, yet the more natural one. It allows us to open up, and by opening up, it will heal ourselves and our mind in the process.

I still have trouble opening up myself, that’s true. But I’m slowly learning that it’s okay to do so. Not everyone around you is out to get you. There’s more people than you think that face the same struggles as you, and together can you sort out those struggles and understand them better. To share is to love, and to reveal is to heal.

And besides, once you lay yourself out in the world with confidence, they will never be able to use anything against you in the first place. You open up because you are brave enough to accept both your strengths and your weaknesses. And if you can accept yourself wholeheartedly, nothing can ever drag you down.

Don’t consider vulnerability as a weakness. It is okay to be vulnerable, it is okay to put yourself out there to the world. By doing that, you never know, but you may also be helping someone overcome their challenges as well. We were not brought into this world to fight with each other to the death. We were brought into it to rise together to reach a fulfilling life.