I'm sorry to hear that, Kirigiri-san...but I don't think it sounds superstitious at all. In fact, if something like that happened to a friend of mine when I was younger, I believe I might have felt similarly.
But I've experienced what you're talking about first-hand, myself. I happen to have met quite a few people just like the kind you describe...the persistent sort, who encourage you to take down your walls, no matter how much you think you've fortified them.
They're quite hard to come by, in my opinion. But I'm happy that you've managed to find a friend like that. If I hadn't, I have no doubt I'd be much worse off than I am now. Not only would I be friendless, but it's not an exaggeration to say I would be on a very different path, without ever knowing I had the strength to stand up for myself.
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But I've experienced what you're talking about first-hand, myself. I happen to have met quite a few people just like the kind you describe...the persistent sort, who encourage you to take down your walls, no matter how much you think you've fortified them.
They're quite hard to come by, in my opinion. But I'm happy that you've managed to find a friend like that. If I hadn't, I have no doubt I'd be much worse off than I am now. Not only would I be friendless, but it's not an exaggeration to say I would be on a very different path, without ever knowing I had the strength to stand up for myself.