and so the darkness falls... but how shall it be perceived? on one end, darkness is pain, sadness, suffering. it is a time where people retreat to their homes for fear of what the darkness holds. they are paranoid, anxious. it is blindness. blindness that angers a man for he desires vision. color. simplicity. on the other end darkness is a time where people retreat to their homes not out of fear, but so that they may rest. sleep. dream. and in these dreams they are free. on this end blindness is not a disability, but a blessing. it allows man to confidently follow his heart. for it is all he is certain exists. he lives a true life. perhaps this is merely a question of the optimist and the pessimist. but in either instance, the darkness eventually comes to its end. and it is in that moment that a segment of fate has been defined. what becomes of the person who finds negativity in darkness? a longer history of dependence. lack of trust. unmended sorrow. they are disappointed. trapped. the other finds growth. not for the moment, but to carry with them for an eternity. they are inevitably more content with life itself. with all that they shall be faced. as the sun rises, will you be curled up, cold and naked? or warmly embraced.