Here is what I have since come to learn: anytime one embraces her light, the voltage is turned up. And this causes one of two reactions from those around her. They will either celebrate her light for the warmth and clarity it provides, or they will despise her light because, in its presence, they cannot deny their shadows. The latter of the two possible responses usually results in attempts – consciously or unconsciously, maliciously or innocently enough – to dim, if not eliminate, her light.