Afraid of the dark

Were you ever afraid of the dark? I have known folks that are so afraid of the dark, so terrified by what might be lurking in the darkness that they are paralyzed to move. I mean, they won't go outside after dark if their life depended on it.

My favorite thing about a fear of the dark is the way we pull the covers over our head when we fear something at night. How much protection does that thin little sheet provide? Surely the boogie man can't see through that sheet. Or, if he can, he could never penetrate its force field. Right? Maybe the sheet doesn't provide much protection physically, but it seems to provide so much mentally.

We all have our fears of the dark. My fear, especially as I get older, is tripping over something and hurting myself. I have definitely hurt my little piggy toe more than once by things strategically placed to injure piggy toes, such as bed corners and dressers and coffee tables and door facings.

Today's word is a quote from Plato, which says, "We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light."

Darkness is just the absence of light; it is actually missing something. It is when we are afraid of the light because of the darkness we possess that it becomes tragic. We all have those little things we try to keep hidden from others. However, it is when we try to hide from the world in broad daylight that we need to evaluate the things in our lives. And, I certainly don't want to hurt anything in the dark, especially my little piggy toe.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T