Write an essay response to Vulnerability by David Whyte. In…

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Write аn essаy respоnse tо Vulnerаbility by David Whyte. In yоur essay you will include an introduction with a hook, general overview, and a thesis statement, followed by at least 2-3 supporting paragraphs that quote Whyte's poem, and lastly a conclusion that wraps things up and leaves readers thinking deeply about the subject matter. Please find the poem below: Vulnerability is not a weakness, a passing indisposition, or something we can arrange to do without, vulnerability is not a choice, vulnerability is the underlying, ever present and abiding undercurrent of our natural state. To run from vulnerability is to run from the essence of our nature, the attempt to be invulnerable is the vain attempt to become something we are not and most especially, to close off our understanding of the grief of others. More seriously, in refusing our vulnerability we refuse the help needed at every turn of our existence and immobilize the essential, tidal and conversational foundations of our identity. To have a temporary, isolated sense of power over all events and circumstances, is a lovely illusionary privilege and perhaps the prime and most beautifully constructed conceit of being human and especially of being youthfully human, but it is a privilege that must be surrendered with that same youth, with ill health, with accident, with the loss of loved ones who do not share our untouchable powers; powers eventually and most emphatically given up, as we approach our last breath. The only choice we have as we mature is how we inhabit our vulnerability, how we become larger and more courageous and more compassionate through our intimacy with disappearance, our choice is to inhabit vulnerability as generous citizens of loss, robustly and fully, or conversely, as misers and complainers, reluctant and fearful, always at the gates of existence, but never bravely and completely attempting to enter, never wanting to risk ourselves, never walking fully through the door.

The mаteriаl used fоr this icоn is© Rаlf Heinz This statue depicts a wоman with an anguished look on her face. She wears a shawl over her head and shoulders with intricate carving at the hems. The same carving serves as trim for her dress and long robes. She holds a grown man in her lap who is dressed only in a simple cloth around his hips and thighs, as well as a pointy, crown-like object on his head. His head is bent back at a sharp angle and he looks to be in terrible pain. Carvings on his hands, feet, and chest suggest deep, violent puncture wounds. Red paint trickles down his arms and legs as if coming from his wounds.