Chapter 10 - Hope & Light

             I always thought hope was overestimated. Think about it. What should one have it for? Nowadays kindness, sensibility and altruism seem words from outer space. Hunger, war, slavery. You transformed this unique place we live in, in a devastating battlefield and you concern your daily selves with futile things like social media and fashion. Worry not though, this is not a dark "tale".
             After all the greatest the shadow, the greatest the light. Your capacity for good, mixed with honest pure feelings can realize miracles. Right now people around the world are helping an animal eat or an old man cross the street. Small deeds that can help a lot and make someone smile truthfully. Like planting a flower. Writing a song. Hugging a lonely lovely person.
             If only you had more compassion. Violence could be avoided. Anger controlled. You could inspire and expand. Isn't it your purpose as human beings? Try to reach a superior feeling? You may not have much but you have the ability to change. To grow.
             I think you should always remember that we live in a world without hope. But it can have light. I am pleased to see some of you shine so much and I am sure that one day they will find someone to reflect their light everywhere.

Reviews

[Jennie Lynn]

If only you had more compassion. Violence could be avoided. Anger controlled. I have to politely disagree. I don't believe in a utopia. I believe in balance. At any point perhaps the scales tip to the dark but balance will always be restored. Kindness, compassion, empathy are not absolutes for which humans should strive but rather one facet of a being that cannot exist without the others facets of anger, violence, hate. Jewels are made beautiful but their many facets and I don't think any one side no matter how pure can shine on it's own.

[Mirror]

I always try to accept a different opinion. Before that though I would like to explain something about Empathy.

To me it is not a good thing having empathy. Not a benefit or a pspecial super-power- I find it a simply a way to leave. For example:
If all of us where to possess it there would be no "bad" violence. But people who enjoy it can find each other and use it as they see fit. We could call it "good" violence.

This way balance still exists. The same can be told for hate and anger. Perhaps it is not shown with the way I wrote it and that would be my mistake. Still thank you again for your opinion :p

[Jennie Lynn]

I see your point and now that you've explained it I can see it in the piece. However I think this is a place we will be of different minds :)

[horizon]

i loved the lines "the greatest the shadow,the greatest the light"..truly a nice work..everyone has to bring a change in them then only a large scale change is possible

[Mirror]

Thank you :)