Darkness
The last few days I have been walking in the light, shining down on me so bright that at times it felt surreal, like this heavenly glow on your face.
This place was so welcomed as I felt separated from this light for some time now, I could see it shining outside my window but I would only peak at it through the narrowest of openings in my curtain as I felt burnt and the darkness, although scary, did offer some level of comfort & relief and in this darkness the ppl around me did not have to see my face.
Why is it then that when I am in the light those comforts that the darkness offer seem so stupid and actually quite laughable? Why do we so many times look for the darkness? Well this time it found me! I wasn't even looking for it... NO REALLY!
It came in the form of some embarrassing moments, followed by people just not understanding and sprinkled with some just plain rudeness. This cast a shadow on this light that I came to love again but this time I fought it, I wanted to spend some more time in this light, I mean honestly I did not even get the time to get a slight tan.
The thing is, have you ever try and run from a shadow? If you really think about it, we can run from most shadows except our own. So I realized I'm running from my own shadows and not some shadow this cruel world is casting. This is part of me while I'm in the light. Whether I see it or not depends on the direction I'm facing.
We can be in a bad place and see the light and be at a good place and have troubles, how much this affects you will depend on the direction your facing. If you focus on your goals in life then it makes the shadows seem to hide. Accept that bad things will happen but then also accept that even if life is at its worst that there is light outside just waiting to shine on you!
mmm... very interesting post. It gives me something to maul over. I want to be able to walk in the shadows and still be happy. If happy is the right word, maybe strong is a better word.
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"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." - Keep facing this light dude!!!
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ReplyDeletelove the post! but sometimes when you've been in that darkness for so long, you begin to fear if you can face that light, if you can handle that light, the light a part of you is longingly yearning for!!
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