Think about the last time someone said something that hurt you. Perhaps it was a passing comment from a colleague or a cutting remark from a relative during a family gathering. Maybe it was an unexpected judgement from a friend or a stranger’s online post that hit too close to home. The moment might have lasted barely a minute, but long after it ended, the words stayed behind. You replayed the scene in your head, imagined alternate responses, tried to shake it off but couldn’t. That sharp little sentence curled up somewhere inside you, tighter than you realised.Now, contrast that with a minor physical jolt—someone brushed past you on a crowded platform or bumped into your shoulder in a queue. It startled you. Maybe it even stung briefly. But you moved on. The incident dissolved quickly; its imprint barely noticeable a few hours later.
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