The dark is not so dark – not really. When surrounded with darkness and uncertain which way to go (or not to go) just be still for a while. It doesn’t take long for our eyes to become accustom to the lack of light – that’s really all it is. There’s still light – just not so much of it.

Even though our eyes have grown accustom to the dark, sometimes there isn’t enough light around to help us find our way so that’s where our other senses come into it I guess.

One of those senses is touch. Very handy sense I might say. Not the same as sight but not bad at all – actually – it can be rather nice. We could always run around in the dark and when we hit something we could change our course till we hit something again.

One could navigate by sound like bats. They are incredibly clever creatures who make sounds and judge their way by receiving back the sound they and the other bats make. Cute little things too!

Hmm, just a bit about sense, but you know what?

Common sense! Now there’s a good one. That’s the one that alerts us to pay our electricity bill before they cut it off.

Yeah – sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell are all really good senses. But the one that’s called ‘common’ and isn’t really common at all – that’s a really good one. Actually, while I sit here in the dark, I’m thinking to myself perhaps it’s the best one of all!