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Observably, the systems we've put in place, and then taken for granted daily, like our energy and transportation systems, are fragile. One accident clogs an entire freeway. Changes in the weather in one location ground countless air travelers across the country. Indeed the very climate with all its naturally threaded conditions which give hospitality to our lives, is fragile. Any thread we break, we break at our own dire peril.
The way to be with our fragility, over and beyond developing smarter, more robust systems, and becoming more woke to both our humanity and our environment, is not to ignore our vulnerability, nor to grouse about it or to shy from it, nor to be stoic about it, nor (even worse) to pretend it isn't happening and to "make the most of it". There's no access to power ie there's no path to authentic being in any of the above.
The access to power, the access to authentic being in all the above, isn't only to protect the fragile threads of our lives once they become threatened. That's not just a dubious solution: it's also not a powerful one (not to mention it's often too late). The powerful way to protect our fragility starts with being vulnerable. That way, that which is fragile in our lives, can show up for what it is - kinda like it can reveal itself for us to attend to in a timely manner. That's where authenticity begins. That's where authenticity takes root. It's the platform to stand on to consider what's next. Anything else is just more ostrich-head-in-the-sand, more avoidance, more macho.