Security Is A Feeling

Many people believe security means financial independence (being wealthy). But security should mean, feeling safe. Or, at least, make someone feel safe. Now, I think everyone can probably agree, that having enough money can take away a lot of worries. It can also "grease" the wheels of life (make life easier, in other words). But there really is nothing, including a few million dollars, that can make someone perfectly safe. But feeling safe, well, that's a horse of a different color (an expression that, in this case, simply means, that's a different thing altogether).
There are many things that make us feel safe. It's a personal thing. I feel safe when I am relaxing at home, lost in a good book, or enjoying the company of friends. Many people feel safe when they are in bed. Eddie likes to relax while sleeping on my foot, when I have my legs up on the sofa. I like to believe he feels safe then. 
At night, when I am getting ready for sleep, I cover his cage with a dark sheet, which only covers three sides of his cage. He has to have a nightlight shine in the fourth side, because cockatiels are prone to (tend to, or have a tendency towards) night frights. If he hears a noise at night, and can't see, he will panic and try to fly. And being in a cage, of course, if he tries to fly he will injure himself.
But after I put the sheet on his cage, I have to talk to him for a minute or two, so he will calm down enough, and feel safe enough to go to sleep. It's a routine we have. And maybe, we both need it.
Anyway, I think the feeling of being safe is kinda' like the felling of being loved. They have a lot in common. And if you can't grasp that concept (understand what I'm saying), then I'm wasting my breath. Or, in this case, wasting what little typing skill I have.