Touched a nerve?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="touched">touched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nerve">nerve</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span>: “<span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Pope">Pope</span> <span word="Francis">Francis</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="touched">touched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nerve">nerve</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chord">chord</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="touched">touched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span>, <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stirred">stirred</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span>.</p><p><span word="Either">Either</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="agrees">agrees</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="disagrees">disagrees</span> (<span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="agrees">agrees</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pope">Pope</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="roused">roused</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> “<span word="touched">touched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nerve">nerve</span>” <span word="means">means</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="literally">literally</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="accidentally">accidentally</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="elbow">elbow</span> <span word="nerve">nerve</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="biologically">biologically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ulnar">ulnar</span> <span word="nerve">nerve</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="funny">funny</span> <span word="bone">bone</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="shock">shock</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="sensation">sensation</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="fingertip">fingertip</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nerve">nerve</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="literally">literally</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ulnar">ulnar</span> <span word="nerve">nerve</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="passes">passes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="sensations">sensations</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="revolves">revolves</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span>, <span word="much">much</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="vessels">vessels</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nerves">nerves</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="sensitive">sensitive</span> – <span word="either">either</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nerve">nerve</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="funny">funny</span> <span word="bone">bone</span> (<span word="other">other</span> <span word="nerves">nerves</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="deeper">deeper</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>), <span word="we">we</span> <span word="react">react</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> – <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shudder">shudder</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="intense">intense</span>.</p><p><span word="Metaphorically">Metaphorically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nerve">nerve</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="stirs">stirs</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="angry">angry</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="stirred">stirred</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>.</p>
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