Day Twenty-Seven // March 27 // Closing Off “Forgiveness is like this: a room can be dank because you have closed the windows, you’ve closed the curtains. But the sun is shining outside, and the air is fresh outside. In order to get that fresh air, you have to get up and open the window and draw the curtains apart.” – Archbishop Desmond Tutu –
I’ve always been fascinated by caves. Growing up, my father – never one to waste time (or money) at roadside “tourist traps” – would speed past the glowing neon signs inviting guests to explore Meramec Caverns or to marvel at Ruby Falls. So, when I was asked to go amateur spelunking as a teenager, I jumped at the opportunity. Deep within the earth’s recesses was a world I’d only heard about: it was dark and silent – quieter than any place I’d ever been before. The only sound was of centuries old water seeping through the rock all around.
