These three vignettes from my trip to Africa represent three fears that resonate through every phase of life. There’s the leopard in the tree, viewed from an armada of SUVs: a real danger, but it’s contained, and if you’re careful, you will survive it, maybe even learn something. More dangerous is the fear of what you can’t see but intuit is somewhere close, ready to pounce. What you can’t see may still hurt you or, at the very least, cause you to experience uncertainty and dread. The third fear is like an inner minefield that you traverse as you identify, accept, and process truths—such as
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