Can something only be withstood passively? How about the tantrum of a child? Or the siege of an enemy?

Choosing to stand near something that you know could harm you is not as passive as it looks. Although, running away looks so very active, doesn't it?

both options you propose mean doing nothing but passively letting it change you.

are good things earned over time passively?

plebpoet

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How much nuclear radiation, emotionally, can you withstand without it killing you? Is there an optimal amount that mutates you into a better person? Or, an amount that allows you to, gradually, withstand more radiation?