It just occurred to me how vulnerable humans are–physically, but even moreso  emotionally. Maybe emotionally is not the right                       word–I mean sensitive to slights, to being discounted (a word I learned in psychology),  ignored,  being made fun of, mimicked,   belittled. Perhaps all these terms refer to the same thing: vulnerable to being hurt. Is anyone impervious to being emotionally hurt?   Some have a stoic front, counter-aggressive, hardened defenses.  The image that  comes to me is of one with a shield which “slings  and arrows” bounce off of.   I’ll have to think some more on this.         (Photo Pixabay)