One time in college I went to meet some friends at a fairly remote mountain cabin. I drove alone and arrived much later than everyone else. I found where their cars were parked, but didn’t realize a hike was involved. I had never been to the cabin and had no flash light. They had all clearly hiked together with both lights and the cabin-owner who knew the way. Against my better judgment, I marched into the complete, snowy, mountainous, darkness. It wasn’t the longest hike of my life, but there were at least 20 solid minutes where I walked in darkness and pondered the world and my place in it. I had to calm my nerves like I never had before. I eventually found the cabin, but it was definitely an exercise in overcoming my fears.