The Cost of Staying Soft-Hearted

Someone hurts you, not by accident, or close enough to deliberate that the difference hardly matters, and a voice inside you suggests a trade. Harden a little, it says, and you will never be caught off guard like this again. Keep people at arm’s length and protect the tender places. In that moment it sounds like wisdom, even like growing up.

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