A hypothetical question from God

"Who is more foolish, the child afraid of the dark or the man afraid of the light?"
--Maurice Freehill

This brings up an interesting distinction for me - between the fear of not being able to see (afraid of the dark) vs. the fear of being fully seen (afraid of the light).  Come on, guys, let's admit it.  We cringe at the thought of being "fully" seen - our fears and insecurities, our yearning to love and be loved, our burning desire to experiment and play, to sing and to dance, to really live. 

It's easy for us to judge those who are afraid to risk their physical security in some bold adventure, because we've learned how to go there with a boisterous sense of pure male bravado - we already know how to "go where no man has gone before."  But what about our fear of letting our "all-knowing" and "no-feeling" guard down and being fully seen in our emotional nakedness, our relationship incompetence, our child-like dreaming.  Men that can go there - out in the light, visible to all - are my heroes, and yes, that most certainly includes you, B.M.S.