THE LIGHTNESS OF THE DARK

He stared into
The black emptiness
Of the dark.
It felt comforting.
Reassuring that all
He knew was worth knowing.
That all he sought
Was worth seeking.
Only he knew what he knew.
Only he knew what he didn’t.

Dark and night,
Black and white,
Have many portraits.
Here is his favourite:
A flicker of light
In the darkness of Sin
Was disturbing.
The light leading
To his Guilt
Affected his soul.
Could he switch it off
Exactly how it came on?

The light made him
Heavy hearted.
Burdened.
Leaded.
The darkness was
Indeed, lighter.
Clothed, he felt
Feathery and flying.
Nakedness of Truth
On the other hand
Made him anchored.
Chained.
Heavy.

In the comforting
Darkness of Fantasy,
Lovingly groping,
He hit his head
On the rock of Reality.
And he found
The Meaning of Life:
What you see
Feel or believe
Is not how things are.
What you don’t
Are also not real.
Sin and Guilt are
Like Light and Dark
Interlinked
And yet,
Independent.

The same are opposites,
And opposites are
The same.
What about AI?
The newest dilemma.
Is all Intelligence actually
Artificial?
We choose carefully
In the comfort
Of Darkness.
In the eternal
Search for Happiness.
And the Light
That leads to the Truth?
We don’t go finding it.
It would find us
Eventually
When we are ready.

Author: Sunbyanyname

I have done a long stint in the Indian Navy that lasted for nearly thirty seven years; I rose as far as my somewhat rebellious and irreverent nature allowed me to. On retirement, in Feb 2010, the first thing that occurred to me, and those around me, was that I Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (you will find an article with this title in this blog) and hadn't lost all my noodles and hence thought of a blog titled 'This 'n That'. I later realised that every third blog is called 'This 'n That' and changed the name to 'Sunbyanyname'. I detest treading the beaten track. This blog offers me to air 'another way' of looking at things. The idea is not just to entertain but also to bring about a change. Should you feel differently, you are free to leave your comments. You can leave comments even when you agree and want to share your own experience about the topic of the blog post. Impudent or otherwise, I have never been insousciant and I am always concerned about the betterment of community, nation and the world. I hope the visitors of this blog would be able to discern it.

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