Embracing a fall

Did you have a fall lately? In the Moon Walk which the Bibbulmun Track Foundation organised on 20th November 2021, I tripped over a root, and I came crashing down, only Steve, walking in front of me, stopping me from sliding. My left knee was bruised, and my left palm had a small tear in the skin. I was surprised at myself. I wasn't embarrassed even though 22 pairs of eyes watched me wash my bleeding knee. It had been a very long time since I tripped and fell flat in my bushwalks. Perhaps, I had begun to accept my human condition. I didn't wish to hide my embarrassment. Many people, indeed many societies, equate a fall with failure. They want to wish away a fall from grace, a fall from legitimacy, a fall from dignity, by hiding it, or pretending it never happened. Embrace a fall.