Back into your shell?
<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="shell">shell</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="scurrying">scurrying</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="shell">shell</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Scurrying">Scurrying</span>, <span word="first">first</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="means">means</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="shell">shell</span> <span word="swiftly">swiftly</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hurry">hurry</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span>’<span word="s">s</span> “<span word="shell">shell</span>”, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>, <span word="either">either</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="privacy">privacy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="protected">protected</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shielded">shielded</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>.</p><p><span word="Figuratively">Figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="originally">originally</span>, “<span word="shell">shell</span>” <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shell">shell</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="turtle">turtle</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="snail">snail</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hermit">hermit</span> <span word="crab">crab</span>. <span word="Obviously">Obviously</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="shell">shell</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> – <span word="from">from</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="observing">observing</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="turtle">turtle</span>, <span word="snail">snail</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hermit">hermit</span> <span word="crab">crab</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="shrink">shrink</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="shell">shell</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="slight">slight</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="shell">shell</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="harm">harm</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="Similarly">Similarly</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="metaphorical">metaphorical</span> <span word="shell">shell</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>.</p><p><span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="scurrying">scurrying</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="shell">shell</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span>, <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="decisive">decisive</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span>. <span word="We">We</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="irreparable">irreparable</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>.</p>
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