Something just crossed my mind. In general, people are afraid of things unknown. When all the lights go out, (and I mean literally, all the lights) there is panic.
Yet, in life, isn't it those times "when all the light goes out", that we can gradually truly "see" all we need to see from the smallest flicker of light (of hope)? When I think back to my darkest times, when I felt abandoned, unloved and so very alone, what a terrible time that was for me. And yet, out of those times, I was forced to take stock of the darkness of my life, my soul, and figure out how to rise up out of that place, into the light and find my way. The first step was to pay attention to the smallest flicker of light.
I believe that once we face the dark things in our life, we will be free to find true spirituallity within ourselves, our souls. It is then, that the light begins to grow brighter and brighter. There are times, when we have to face that darkness again, but each time we do, it is easier to find the first flicker of hope we need to get us out into the light. We aren't in such a panic, because we have learned not to fear the dark.
What do you think? Are you afraid of the emotional darkness? How did you get out of it? What was your "flicker" of light?