God Never Abandons Us!

In many cultures and indigenous tribes it is common to carry out the so-called “Rite of passage”. Which often means, for young ones, facing fear in the face of challenges.

See an example:

A native Indian father leads his son through the dark forest in the late afternoon, climbs the mountain with him, blindfolds him, and leaves him alone.

The boy sits down and spends the night alone, in absolute darkness.

If he wants to pass, he can’t remove the blindfold until dawn. Also, he cannot cry or scream for help.

If he lasts all night, he will be considered a man. And like the others who came before him, he will not be able to share his experience with the next candidates, because each one must become a man in his own way, facing the fear of the unknown. He, of course, is frightened.

His fear makes he hear all kinds of noise. Wild animals can be close by. Perhaps Indians from an opposing tribe find him and kill him. Insects will torment he. Snakes terrify him. He feels cold, hungry and thirsty. The wind blows and even the ground seems to move. Everything looks threatening to him, but he doesn’t remove the blindfold.