Light does not Fight with Darkness

“Light is to darkness what love is to fear; in the presence of one the other disappears.”
Marianne Williamson
The forces of light and darkness have been metaphors for millennia. Light represents the truth, virtues and divine powers, whereas darkness is a metaphor for fear, ignorance and negativity. The dark night of the soul in Christianity can be a synonym for a crisis of faith. More generally it describes a difficult or painful period in one’s life, feeling lost and perhaps even reaching a stage of depression and despair. This is when we are often forced to look at ourselves deeply.
Night becomes the day, with the rising of the sun. Without the sun, life on Earth would perish. The sun rises and day begins, the sun sets and night falls. Hence, darkness is simply the absence of light.
As conflict and animosity escalate across our world, this darkness infiltrates even further because we fail to understand the power of light. We remain under the illusion that we can fight darkness with darkness – but we cannot.
Those who move away from the light for whatever reason, and prey on the vulnerable and the weak are those who feel powerless and empty inside. I find it hard to believe that those who commit crime, actually feel good about it. I understand they generally feel powerless and want to feel powerful in the oddest of ways. Their actions are ego driven without compassion or empathy, somehow there is a psychological disconnect and distance from the Divine. They can suppress their conscience for now… but at some time the realization will have to come to them about the consequences of their actions… even if it is in the next birth that they have to pay off that karma.
“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”
Buddha
As difficult as it may seem, and we may need to conjure up as much courage as the Himalayas, it is imperative that we ignite a light, no matter how small. Use virtue in our actions, use kindness in our words and send loving thoughts to someone whom we may perceive as antagonistic or malevolent. Because firstly that is the need of the hour; the doomsday clock, symbolising how near humanity is to destruction, has been moved one second forward to 89 seconds to midnight. Secondly, whatever energies we send out return to us.
If we want to live in the light of peace and love then that is the energy we must share with the world. When I take a stand to create those positive and powerful thoughts and feelings, I am empowering myself. Others will become the beneficiaries of my goodwill, but I am the first to benefit. In the spiritual world when we share something of the Divine, it will naturally increase, there can be no loss to ourselves. Goodness attracts goodness. The Divine Consciousness has no sense of limitation, there is only abundance.
True strength comes from gentleness. It is through our connection with the Divine that we receive light to power up our own inner light; this is how we can transform ourselves to remove the inner darkness.
It’s Time … to shine more light both within and without to remove ALL the darkness.
© ‘It’s Time…’ by Aruna Ladva, BK Publications London, UK
Thank you, Aruna. Insightful and inspiring, as usual. With all good wishes, Tatiana