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It takes no strength to finish off the wounded. Strength is needed to carry the weight of the stretcher
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Open your eyes and look for where a person needs a little of your participation, your time, your friendly disposition, your company, your work, your knowledge. Do not refuse this extra work that allows you to feel yourself a human being among human beings. Such is your destiny, if only you truly want it.
If you want this, it means you are already grown.
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The strong one is not the one who strikes, but the one who withstands the blow.
We all belong to the clan of the wounded; each of us has our own painful scar.
Only the wounded healer can heal.
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Questions about this article
01What does true strength look like?
True strength is not shown by striking someone weaker, but by withstanding the blow yourself while still being able to support others. Strength is needed not to “finish off the wounded,” but to bear the weight of the stretcher—to help, support, and give your time, work, and attention.
02What does it mean to “belong to the clan of the wounded”?
The “clan of the wounded” is an image used by Clarissa Pinkola Estés in Women Who Run with the Wolves: every person has a painful scar, so woundedness is part of the shared human experience. It resonates with Jung’s image of the “wounded healer”: lived pain can deepen our ability to understand, support, and help others. To belong to the “clan of the wounded,” then, is to belong to humanity itself.