Many have trained themselves to fear for fun and then wonder why we feel less when real harm shows up. What we focus on becomes chemistry in our bodies and culture in our streets. Even the smallest pieces of us—three little quarks—only hold together because the right bonds are honored. So let’s honor the bonds that matter: honesty, neighborliness, and light. This Halloween, we choose imagination over injury. In our daily lives, we choose truth over numbness. What comes in will come out—so let’s let in what heals.