As he spoke, I had the mental image of a small boy switching on the nightlight, not because he wants to be able to find his parents during the night, but because he fears his parents will forget him – lose him – in the dark.

As he spoke, I had the mental image of a small boy switching on the nightlight, not because he wants to be able to find his parents during the night, but because he fears his parents will forget him – lose him – in the dark.

– Stephen Grosz –

The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves

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