“I get it,” I tell them, hoping the bulbs can hear beneath the dirt. “You’re afraid of what waits for you on the other side of the soil. You’re warm and comfortable where you are now. Safe, even. It’s terrifying, trying to find courage to take a leap of faith, but you can’t spend eternity hiding. Eventually, you have to take the opportunities that are thrust upon you and trust that the universe knows what it’s doing.”
