Reply #58: I'm not sure anyone

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can really protect anyone else.

You need to have enough confidence and independence not to feel the need to be protected.

I can feel secure within myself, but I'm not certain any person can make me feel that way. It has to come from inside, knowing that whatever happens, I will be okay.

After all, even if you have a significant other in your life, things happen that are out of your control, out of the other person's control. So security and a sense of being protected are an illusion, because it can all end with a heart attack or an accident at any moment, you see?

Security isn't all that secure. It's nice while it lasts, but it's not something you can count on.