Kind of a metaphor, but: hiding under the sheets because I was afraid of the dark. One day someone helped me realize that if something were to happen because o

Kind of a metaphor, but: hiding under the sheets because I was afraid of the dark. One day someone helped me realize that if something were to happen because of the dark, it would serve me better to know about it (and see it coming) rather than live in denial and wait for something to suddenly snatch me out of bed without warning because I was hiding with my eyes closed. This has helped set the tone for my life. If something bad is going to happen, I'd rather know about it and see it coming.