she would...

yes, I would post a clip of shadowlands.

I've been thinking about that scene lately and today in particular when I was trying to justify my belief that relationships are the most important investment in life to a friend who didn't understand why I'd allow myself to be hurt in making myself so vulnerable through such investments. This person believes people will always hurt and leave you or they won't love you back. I conceded that yes, love requires risk and you'll probably be hurt. They responded by saying, "people can't hurt you if you don't let them."

Yeah I guess I could try to stay safe. We all know how to do that. Hide, don't let anyone in and if you do don't ever let them see anything real.

But I choose to invest wholeheartedly into the people who will be close to me. They will learn me and I will learn them. I'll certainly be vulnerable and I will inevitably be hurt, but I'm willing to accept that.