LightWeight

  People seem to think of enlightenment, salvation, purity, whatever, in terms of Light. And so they search through the ages seeking beams and candles against the darkness. 

This is somewhat noble I guess, but it seems to me the Light should be thought of not as an opposite of obscurity, but rather, the opposite of Weight.

 

Author's Note

But what do You think? That is what is important to me.

Reviews

[Crowley]

I would think that weight is a good description for the light, I am not sure that the enlightenment that everyone is seeking isn't just the opposite of weight...I dont think that the ever present state of being knows light or dark, heavy or light, because it defies description, why would we try and describe it if we were there...it would be unimportant, we would have given up control at that point making the point moot. I don't know....I confuse myself. Nice write...

[Desert Dreamer]

My opinion is that people search for the "light" and forget that enlightenment is found in the balance of dark and light, in the acceptance of all things that are experienced without judgement or labeling the experience as good or bad. I think that by putting emphasis on one side over the other, this puts our lives out of balance and we are left with an unsatisfied hunger or anxiety.

I like your chosen words, weight and weightlessness, makes me think of the sky and the earth and our home between the two. This makes visual my preference for a balance in life. We can't live in the sky or in the earth, but only with the sky above our heads and the earth beneath our feet, I think it should be the same with the concept of dark and light.

[luciddreamer]

That's an interesting idea...which is ironically what I have been thinking about lately...ok maybe not as clear cut as you have said it but still....I don't know think I'm going to go play for awhile to get all this heavy stress off of my shoulders :)
Peace

[Samuel Dickens]

Hmmm. I don't know. I guess I'm not much help.