When you are at someone’s or something’s mercy, it means you are defenseless against or you are not able to protect yourself from something or someone. It also means that you are subject to that thing or person such that they can have power and control over you.
There are times that as human beings you can find yourself at something or someone’s mercy. For instance, a child that is still growing up is at the mercy of his or her parents because that child still depends on them for a lot of things they need. Also, as humans, you are once in a while at the mercy of the weather because you cannot control weather outcomes.
In general, it is not wise for you to always put yourself in a situation where you are at other people’s mercy because the outcome may not always be palatable.
Kelly Smith
