Sometimes you might find yourself
caught in shadows. Obscurity looms before you, as brilliant as a star bathing
you in its blinding warmth. Shafts of light cut cleanly through the blazing
gloom, slicing into the balmy heat with the sharpness of a blade. The light is
colder than you ever thought it might become and the dark, though seeping heat
burns within its core, is no more soothing to your frigid body.
You are at a standstill, caught
between the golden dark and the glacial light. For although the sun shines
warmly where it touches, the light has its shadows, too. They may be faint and
beautiful to look upon, but they are no less deadly. Surrounding you, embracing
you, they whisper to you to choose: the shadows in the light or the shadows in
the dark. Perhaps you are filled with a somewhat hopeful desperation.
The decision is hard and the
price of choosing may be fatal.
And so you stand there, caught
between the two. Do not hesitate too long or the icy cold will creep its frosty
fingers through your veins. The decision must be made. Be careful what you will
choose, for both choices have their downfalls. The light holds beauty and no
illusions, but the promises of mystery and intrigue lie far from being within
its grasp. And while the dark may be seductive, you may too easily find
yourself lost within its inky abyss.
They swirl together in a melee of
confusion and clarity. Make a choice. Push away the dark or embrace it, but do
not let the two weave their virulent spell. Already you may feel their frosty
touch climbing through you.
Step into the light if you must,
but the glow will not lose its chill. And if you step into the dark --
alluring, tantalizing, and promising -- you will not truly gain any warmth.
Know that standing still will get
you nowhere and will change nothing. Perhaps that is what you want. Maybe
neither option is appealing and maybe you are afraid of change. But you cannot
stand here much longer without losing everything you might have gained up to
this point. Choose…
Or walk away.