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Humans break. As a species, we are remarkably vulnerable. We lack scales or leathery skin to armor ourselves against injury. Our bones are barely protected by thin layers of gristle overlapped with muscle. The arrangement of our sensory and reproductive organs is patently absurd, exposing us to unthinkable trauma. To make matters worse, our bipedal method of locomotion virtually guarantees we will periodically tip over.
For such a poorly engineered species, we remain astonishingly resilient. We break, but we rarely remain broken. This is especially true for the youngest members of our species. They break more often, but heal more quickly. They also forget their injuries far more easily, and cheerfully head out to imperil themselves again.
And that’s how it should be. Much of what is good in life comes from our juvenile refusal to learn a lesson. It’s only when we get older that we become hesitant, when we calculate risk and reward to three decimal points, when we associate experiences with scars and step away for fear of incurring another wound. The young of our species have no regard for scars…except that they’re cool.
Attitude is what we have instead of armor.
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