Seeing the Dark

[EvotingMachine0197]

you must not let the darkness bring you down,to see loved ones and friends laid out one last time in a wooden box, as neighbours pass by to pay respects and make sure the relevant relative sees them doing it,the dark thoughts creep in ,playing on your mind,what if ,should i have done more when they were alive,have they gone to a better place or is this it ,the lights go out and you cease to exist, your hopes ,your dreams ,your failures,mistakes all vanished forever to the cold darkness,the ones left behind do they hold you fresh in their memories or does it fade into the deep black darkness never again to be exposed to the light,

Jaysus charley, is that a question or a prayer ? Either way, it's a good post. Emotive.

But I think what Maurice is referring to, and what I've understood it to mean is the Dark - facing your own end in the knowledge that:

the lights go out and you cease to exist, your hopes ,your dreams ,your failures,mistakes all vanished forever to the cold darkness,the ones left behind do they hold you fresh in their memories or does it fade into the deep black darkness never again to be exposed to the light.

That's the Dark I think.

I read the OP again and given the referenceto St. Paul. I think this is what Maurice is referring to.

[MauriceColgan]

Jaysus charley, is that a question or a prayer ? Either way, it's a good post. Emotive.

But I think what Maurice is referring to, and what I've understood it to mean is the Dark - facing your own end in the knowledge that:

the lights go out and you cease to exist, your hopes ,your dreams ,your failures,mistakes all vanished forever to the cold darkness,the ones left behind do they hold you fresh in their memories or does it fade into the deep black darkness never again to be exposed to the light.

That's the Dark I think.

I read the OP again and given the referenceto St. Paul. I think this is what Maurice is referring to.

From experience I know how my grandparents were remembered, but only vaguely, by my brother and sisters because they all died or were already dead when we were young children.

I already have great-grandchildren.

My grandchildren, some of them already adults, will definitely remember me, we even communicate on the Internet.

My Darkness is the deeper knowledge outside the experiences of a St Paul. How little he really knew about anything!

The Cosmos Darkness of people like Carl Sagan is inspirational.

How do we get his life affirming knowledge embracing enthusiasm into the artificially closed minds of children under the influence of false enlighteners at school and in poorly lit homes, under the guidance of dimwits.

I once experienced total darkness in a deep cave in the uk when the guide switched of the lights. In that total darkness I suddenly realised just how bright I was.

Unlike St Paul who just experienced seeing the light, I was the light, in the total dark.

[Didimus]

To put us all in the dark/light perspective have a look at this - make sure to magnify by putting the cursor on image and clicking it
http://i.imgur.com/WOh7B.jpg

[cry freedom]

At the risk of being accused of self promotion [perish the thought].
can I refer you to the below:

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Darkness as an entity

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Okay, I know before I start that I'm going to get hammered on this one.
Ah, what the hell! I've had a good life!

The thing is: cosmologists have for decades now been looking for the dark matter that they suppose makes up the missing matter of the Universe.
What if this matter is well,....er ...darkness.
But, I hear you say, darkness is merely the absence of light.
What though, if darkness has an entity.
It is there, all pervading, ready to rush in around you when light is removed.
It could well be the one constant in the universe.
Being so ubiquitous each "quanta"-for want of better word- would only need to have a minuscule electrical charge and a minuscule mass to add up to the required universal mass needed. A mass and charge so tiny that no one was ever aware of it's existence.
Would it not be ironic if all the astronomers and cosmologists were so blinded by the light that they failed to see the importance of the encircling darkness.

I have to go now.
I see the guys with the white coats coming up the driveway

[paulp]

Unlike St Paul who just experienced seeing the light, I was the light, in the total dark.

Class,
yes Maurice, you are the light.

[MauriceColgan]

Class,
yes Maurice, you are the light.

A disciple!

paulp, I'm actually, and have always been described as, a dark one.

Thanks, cry freedom. Thought provoking.

didimus, I have the "Pale Blue Dot" book by Carl Sagan.

EvotingMachine0197, Interesting analysis.

jmcc and charley, Youse guys are deadly! Behave yourselves.

[Foghorn]

How very apt......seeing the Dark. In fact you can't "see the Dark" at all. Darkness is an absence of light, it is not something of itself, but rather an absence, an emptiness.

Seems very appropriate that Atheism wants us to "see the Dark" when in fact there is nothing to be seen, a false premise if you will. And certainly nothing to offer, emptiness & absence rather than something of itself.

Move along folks, nothing to see here.

[Catalpa]

Maurice

- are you trying to tell us that Elvis really really is like

- DEAD?

[Foghorn]

Did anyone else have a deja vu moment with all that talk of the Dark Side?

[The Underdog]

I once experienced total darkness in a deep cave in the uk when the guide switched of the lights. In that total darkness I suddenly realised just how bright I was.

Unlike St Paul who just experienced seeing the light, I was the light, in the total dark.

And now the light of pride and vanity shines out of your arse like a shiny beacon to guide us to the dark (one). Keep taking the pills Maurice.