Dear Humans,

We stayed at an Airbnb over the weekend, and one morning I woke up early and checked on my daughters sleeping in the basement. I didn’t want to wake them by turning on the light, so, of course, I walked right into a bed and smacked my knee.

But I banged my knee so square on the bed frame that it didn’t hurt that much. Because I didn’t know the layout of the room, I didn’t know what to avoid. If I would’ve had an idea where the bed was and tried to avoid it, I probably would’ve caught the corner and hurt myself a whole lot worse.

Oftentimes in life, we make our worst mistakes when we’re trying our hardest not to make one. But if we walk confidently through life–even through the unlit parts that we’re not too familiar with–it won’t hurt as much when we fall.

Sincerely,

Mr. Curt