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"And the darkness."
Nov. 15th, 2007 07:08 am"And the darkness."
I didn't want to accept that at first, but I made myself pause and consider. It wasn't that I could maybe see how someone could see darkness there, but that it really was. More importantly, I think, it was OK. If the point is to combine the active, gentle honesty and kindness with the subcultural, different, beyond the main stream, wouldn't that honesty necessitate looking openly? Wouldn't kindness require a suspension of preconceived notions and value judgments, and accept what is present on its own merits?
I didn't want to admit the darkness was there, because I wanted to focus on what was familar, and what I wanted to become familiar. Ultimately, I didn't want darkness for myself, because I accepted without question that it was bad, all the while flirting with it, wanting some of the prettier, more powerful manifestations. But it is there, and here. And it's OK.
I didn't want to accept that at first, but I made myself pause and consider. It wasn't that I could maybe see how someone could see darkness there, but that it really was. More importantly, I think, it was OK. If the point is to combine the active, gentle honesty and kindness with the subcultural, different, beyond the main stream, wouldn't that honesty necessitate looking openly? Wouldn't kindness require a suspension of preconceived notions and value judgments, and accept what is present on its own merits?
I didn't want to admit the darkness was there, because I wanted to focus on what was familar, and what I wanted to become familiar. Ultimately, I didn't want darkness for myself, because I accepted without question that it was bad, all the while flirting with it, wanting some of the prettier, more powerful manifestations. But it is there, and here. And it's OK.
