High And Dry?

 So, I've been able to fight a lot of crap off lately. Trying to be duck feathers in the rain. But doesn't a duck get wet on it's skin sooner or later?
 I've had the great opportunity to make new friends, open old friendships into new ones, and also pull in my own thoughts and feelings the last few weeks. It seems though, no matter how a person tries to protect themselves from a downpour, something seeps in. It makes it tough to figure things out when the "rain" finds a chink in your "duck feathers". Do the feathers just give up? NO. They are made to repel moisture. But regardless the physics that make up "duck feathers", there are variables that create weaknesses in the protective layer. Even though these things that compromise the protective layer may be unexpected, it still seems very uncomfortable to get penetrated by them. But when you should have seen the irritant coming, does it make the invasion a more tolerable discomfort? Not in the least......So, I ask, do I hide in the high and dry area? Or just where it's high....