When was the last time you were in total darkness?  I mean no night-lights or street lights, no alarm clocks glowing, no moonlight slipping through the blinds:  I’m talking TOTAL darkness. 

Doesn’t happen too often.  

Usually a bit of light from something, right? 

And when we were kids, this was a blessing, wasn’t it?  Light was reassuring, it meant safety. 

I’m not asking you to admit it publicly, but weren’t you scared of the dark just a little… when you were little?  Did you ever take a running jump into bed on the off chance that something underneath it might try to reach for your ankle? 

Consider this:  That wasn’t really due to a fear of under-bed-dwelling monsters… it was fear (more…)