"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light" what does this quote mean?

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We can't forgive a man who is afraid of the truth.
Yes. The "light" represents knowledge and enlightenment as opposed to the "dark" of ignorance and prejudice. It's called metaphor.
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