New Delhi, June 15 -- Youth often comes with a sense of fearlessness; the belief that danger, tragedy, or loss happens to others, never to us. But life has a way of breaking that illusion, often through experiences that force people to confront their own vulnerability. Few people understood this harsh reality better than those who have witnessed war firsthand.

This powerful reflection from Ernest Hemingway captures how painful experiences can fundamentally change how we understand life, mortality, and human fragility.

"When you go to war as a boy, you have a great illusion of immortality. Other people get killed, not you... Then, when you are badly wounded the first time, you lose that illusion, and you know it can happen to you." - Ern...