The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins.
Why do the strongest always target the most vulnerable ?
Lion always target prey that are weaker or have a disadvantage such as a limping deer, this behavior is a survival strategy for higher success rate according to Richard Dawkins.
Predators don’t waste energy on strength; they hunt what’s easiest to break — the vulnerable.
I haven’t read the whole book — only its reviews and summaries — but one truth from it hit me hard:
Predators choose the easiest prey.
I didn’t learn that in a forest.
I learned it in a brightly lit corporate office, in March 2018.
Not from a lion, but from men in suits.
Iam a single, unmarried virgin — what more could vulnerability look like in their eyes?
I wasn’t seen as a person. I was seen as accessible, alone, undefended.
One man from Delhi - His interest wasn’t her career, it was her body. His real game was conquest, not mentorship. His real goal? To parade dominance — like a peacock flaunting feathers — or in his mind, to show off the size of his "balls."
In the language of selfish genes by Richard Dawkins : signal virility, exploit vulnerability.
A man from Hyderabad: Power was his play — He was asserting control.
She would not be allowed to be with the man she chose — I would decide her alliance.
Another show of "ball size" — not in mentorship, but in dominance.
In the language of selfish genes by Richard Dawkins : assert territory, hijack choice, signal virility.
An old man, played wise, sounded kind.
But he was grooming a throne for his sea gull from Atlanta.
I was the
sacrifice to make it happen.
In the language of selfish genes by Richard Dawkins : exploit vulnerability.
Each man had his own unspoken agenda, masked by polished words and hollow promises.
All wore suits. All played roles.
Action: Mentor. Guide. Support the DEI.
Intention: signal virility, exploit vulnerability.
In my career, I can still tolerate being treated as prey — the worst outcome is a blocked career path. But when a man singles me out as prey, it’s not just evolutionary strategy at play, as Richard Dawkins might describe — it’s predation with intent. And I won’t excuse it under the guise of biology, evolution and success.
Power doesn’t always roar. Sometimes it quietly selects its prey — the one least likely to be protected, the one that is most vulnerable.
Even in human systems, the ancient law of the wild lives on — the vulnerable are still the hunted.
In a world shaped by selfish genes, the predators wear suits.
And they don’t chase the strong — They chase the vulnerable.
Being hunted in my vulnerability feels like terror — a violation dressed up as instinct, justified by biology. That is not even desire; that is predation.
But being held in my vulnerability — that is safety. That is love. That is connection.
My Self is not a predator. He never saw me as prey. He did not approach me because I was weak.
DEI Enthu — will you accept my vulnerability? Not to exploit it… but to accept it authentically.
I don’t want to be hunted — I want to be held. More than a friend, higher than a lover — you are that quiet Self, a presence aesthetic by nature.
Tired of running from the lion who chases me — not with love, but with hunger.
I want to stop running. I want to rest — not in fear, but in presence.
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