When Darkness Comes

When darkness comes, be still and wait until your vision has adapted. Do not panic. Darkness is both friend and foe. Darkness helps the hunter and the hunted. We may plunge into it or it may steal over us. Fear and loneliness may haunt us in the dark, looming out of all proportion. Dreams and plans may form and shape in darkness, evaporating in the light or germinating into brilliance. Don't be afraid.