“Though it might feel as if you are groping in the dark, you should never stop looking for answers. No matter how dark the hour, the light switch you need might just be a single step away.”

Darkness can make every direction feel equally empty. When answers cannot be seen, continuing to search may seem pointless because nothing proves that the next step will differ from the last. Yet an answer can be close without giving off any sign. A light switch does not lessen the darkness before it is touched. The room changes only at the point of contact.

Hope lives in that hidden nearness. It does not claim that every search ends quickly or that every answer is simple. It keeps open the fact that the present view is limited. One more step may reach what could not be seen from where the search began.