Something that requires more care in handling than say, my own body is something I define as fragile.
That strikes me as a somewhat limiting definition. You are always going to be able to be more forceful with yourself, physically, mentally and emotionally, than you are with other people because you have an innate and highly intimate knowledge of your own boundaries by virtue of living in your own skin.
No matter how well you know someone else, you will never have that first-hand knowledge of their boundaries, issues and emotions, and so your interactions with them will always have to be a bit more considered than your interactions with yourself.
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Re: defining fragility
Date: 2002-09-27 06:10 am (UTC)That strikes me as a somewhat limiting definition. You are always going to be able to be more forceful with yourself, physically, mentally and emotionally, than you are with other people because you have an innate and highly intimate knowledge of your own boundaries by virtue of living in your own skin.
No matter how well you know someone else, you will never have that first-hand knowledge of their boundaries, issues and emotions, and so your interactions with them will always have to be a bit more considered than your interactions with yourself.