Lessons from funny dear old folks of long ago

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Mama told me this story about my great grandmother (named Apoy) and great grandaunt (named Lydia). They were both newly married but they still stick to their daily schedule of going out together before dawn to walk to church. That time, it was the late 40's and in their hometown, "smagol" was a new trend. It is actually a new brand of sandals made of rubber. During one of their daily walks, Lydia heard someone following them, so she asked APoy if she noticed the same thing. They stopped and listened, but there was no sound of any footsteps. It was still dark so they could not see who's following them. SO they walked on, and heard the steps again. Lydia told Apoy to hurry, but as they walked fast, the person following them seemed to walk faster too, until they ran back to their house out of fear. Running out of breath, Apoy stopped and called Lydia to stop too. Then the footsteps stopped as well. There they realized it was their own footsteps (from the new sandals they were wearing) that they heard and were afraid of. They shared the story to the family when they got home. Until now, my mother likes to re-tell the story to us. It is a lesson on fear and wisdom. SOmetimes, what we are afraid of are just our own footsteps, or our own shadows. We need light to see the cause of our fears.