Monday, September 8, 2008

Hello Darkness My Old Friend

Last night, as I stumbled into my room after a long day I was greeted by a pitch black room. This is a quite normal occurrence for me and as usual I reached over to the wall and flicked the switch. Nothing happened. Flick. Flick. Still nothing. So now the dilemma. I am stranded in the dark, without the aid of light and still have a few things i need to do before bed. Its unbelievable how light is not recognized except through darkness. As long as I had the warmth of the light, I did not second guess ever not having it. Like so many things in my life I just took advantage of something. I did not truly understand the importance nor did I fully appreciate it. But now that I am without it I feel a great discomfort. Something that meant so little for me ended up impacting my life so greatly.

The light is kind of like my friends. When I had them we were having a great time and nothing could stop us. But I didn't completely grasp the concept of how important they were in my life. Now that they are gone, I am empty. A piece of me is missing. And now I am sitting here in the darkness, alone, without my companions to help light the way.

But the great thing about life is that after this journey through the dark, I'll find the path once again where light still shines.

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