Being vulnerable is not valiant.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In many cases, there is confusion involved. The vulnerability may be regarded as an asset, which it is not. Contrary to this, AURELIS strives toward the last two letters: Inner Strength. That is not vulnerability. [see: \u201cDon\u2019t Be Vulnerable<\/a>\u201d]<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is also not the absence of vulnerability. Inner Strength may reside in not hiding one\u2019s vulnerability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Without naivet\u00e9 \u2015 vulnerability may attract those who want to abuse it. Many equivocate gentleness with weakness. That is also to be avoided. [see: \u201cWeak, Hard, Strong, Gentle<\/a>\u201d]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not being afraid to be vulnerable is genuinely valiant.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I regard this as very special and worthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whether this is about a little girl standing up for someone else at school, or a soldier who risks his life for a friend in combat, it makes their actions deeply meaningful. Such persons gather strength to defend others. They are real heroes. [see: \u201cStrength as a Virtue<\/a>\u201d]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some more example<\/strong>s<\/p>\n\n\n\n If only for the sake of validating this,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n just \u2018being vulnerable\u2019 should not be seen as the prime asset, nor just showing one\u2019s vulnerability without striving for strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s not enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Frequently, I see stark examples of both.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Some people dare; others don\u2019t. [see: \u201cTurtle Vagaries<\/a>\u201d]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sadly, many don\u2019t even care to bother, even with many lives involved, as long as there\u2019s a safe place to hide one\u2019s privileges. May that be much more the case in particular times and places?<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s the way to leadership.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you see a child being such a hero, be sure to give that child a well-meant compliment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Indeed, such is the way of a flower bud that is daring enough to open itself and be vulnerable as a flower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a growing leader, it is the way to be daring enough to open oneself and be a profoundly human person and a symbolic leader at the same time. That is not easy, but eventually, the symbol always lies within the person. [see: \u201cA Symbol Is Always YOU<\/a>\u201d]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Open meditation may help in this, also towards leadership, especially the leader’s charisma. [see: “Leaders’ Meditation<\/a>“]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eventually, it is the strength of nature inside.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This kind of vulnerability makes a person grow. [see Cat.: \u201cPersonal Growth<\/a>\u201d]<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n