Fear.
Anticipates only bad (punishment).
Wants distance.
Blocks off.
Is paranoid.
Treats isolation as a matter of course.
Hides from others.
Sees only the danger in them.
Love
Anticipates only good (benefit)
Wants closeness
Opens up
Is trusting
Treats intimacy as a matter of course
Welcomes others
Sees only the value in them
Just as where light shines there is no darkness, where love shines there is no fear.
Choosing not to fear is as simple as flipping a switch.
It may be the hardest decision you’ve ever made.
You may fail a lot while you learn to live it right.
But it’s the best choice you could ever make. I know it’s the best one I ever did.
Let’s turn on the light.