tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337920558791954782.post3544975914517073060..comments2023-10-26T04:20:01.579-07:00Comments on The Insomniac Diaries: East London Insomnia…(Fear of the Dark) Benny Horowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07202871381422072929noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337920558791954782.post-944457222491023942014-07-09T22:32:23.058-07:002014-07-09T22:32:23.058-07:00Getting back inside after waiting around for a pup...Getting back inside after waiting around for a puppy to finally do its business in this all too early hour of morning, your thoughts I read a day ago came to the forefront of my mind. Watching a bold puppy navigate the dark back lawn, I stood back and admired his confidence, wishing I had as much of my own. No fear.. and not because of the trust in his abilities like Kingston as you mentioned. The otherwise grim and intimidating back yard to a two month year-old dog is only a place of exploration and discovery. And then there was me - worried about the animals that might jump out from the trees and thinking of your words. What keeps you from going out and getting some much needed fresh air? Me from walking out there with my dog? From branching out completely, away from 'friends' who tear me down? We've seen something, lived something, heard of horror stories that have a one in a thousand chance of actually happening and sadly, that is enough to keep me bottled up. My dog knows nothing that can hurt him, and I'd like to keep it that way forever. He would grow more and more confident by the day and nothing could phase his curiosity and wonder of the unknown. I wish that for myself sometimes. I know and have been told hundreds of times that the fears and obstacles life shoots you down with will make you greater in the end but sometimes - on nights like these with a puppy and a world he has set to conquer - I wish for his innocence.. ignorance.. hell, even pure delusion if it meant I could approach life without presentiment. I'm done rambling I promise, I just really couldn't help but comment this time. Keep us posted on how your nights go as always, Benny. And congratulations on your engagement!AnotherMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04026988339226890260noreply@blogger.com