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Welcome back to light!
PROMPT #161
We celebrate Diwali – the festival of lights in India, while America celebrates a new President.
Light can mean different things to different people, just like the election results in any country.
James Baldwin says,
One discovers the light in the darkness, that is what darkness is for; but everything in our lives depends on how we bear the light. It is necessary, while in darkness, to know that there is a light somewhere, to know that in oneself, waiting to be found, there is a light. What the light reveals is danger, and what it demands is faith.
I invite you to meditate on light this week, and share your take on the subject.
The piece you generate can be fiction, poetry, essay, art, photographs or anything else that your creativity brings forth.
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We see light clearly when in the dark
Ease is felt more after a period of difficulty
Health is more appreciated when we know sickness
Life is valued more when we know the alternative is death
Where would we be if it were light without any darkness
Or we were forever in darkness without a glimmer of light
The presence of anything is as important as is the absence of another
When we see the broader picture, it all becomes clear
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Profound wisdom! Would we ever have know happiness, if there was no sorrow. A child knows both – how to laugh and cry, without being taught.
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Thanks Reena. The two sides are bound inexorably together.
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Sadje’s take on Exploration Challenge #161 – Light
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Thanks.
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‘The presence of anything is as important as is the absence of another’. Yes, profound wisdom.
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Thanks a lot Indira. Appreciate your thoughts
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The bad stuff makes you realise the importance of the good stuff.
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Indeed. Thanks a lot Gary
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Light is never more welcome than when in the dark: all these paradoxes are beautifully put, Sadje.
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Thank you so much Dora. Appreciate your feedback
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Most welcome!
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It’s all about balance, isn’t it?! Portions of all things, fitting into a life, flowing like a river.
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Oh yes exactly. Thanks 🙏
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Amen! Truth! ❤
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Oh, I LOVE this poem, Sadje. Just lovely, and, oh, so true. Very nicely done. 🙂
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Thanks a lot my friend
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Welcome. 🙂
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Beautiful take on the prompt, Sadje!
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Thanks Eugenia
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Oh, this was wonderful Sadje!
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Thank you so much Leigha
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You are most welcome.
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