It is denial of the Dark that makes us so vulnerable – is it, therefore, more prudent to embrace it, in the hope that one day our children's eyes may adjust to the lack of light?
No – this is but an excuse for the evils that man commits, a way to reason with the guilt that plagues us all in the Dark.
One is blind without light – however, the brilliance and purity of light itself is enough to blind forever the eyes that look on such a wondrous sight. There is left only grey – the grey that develops from the black-and-white perspective of the young and innocent, that blends and mingles until all is enveloped in a grey mist.
How, then, do we determine what is right and what is wrong? It is instilled in us as children, these beliefs, but flawed they must be for a man guilty of committing murder to get away with his life, perhaps even his freedom.
What if this man committed the murder willingly, with intent? Of course it is wrong – how can anyone say differently? But, what if it was to save his family, his children, himself? Is that so wrong? No, you say, it is not. It is an act of self-defence, of family protection.
Everyone has their reasons for doing dark deeds. Everyone has their reasons for killing, and in the grey half-light that permeates every action, do the consequences ever fit the deed?
It is not in our power to determine what is right and what is wrong, for it is only determined by the strict set of events, by all the factors – and even then, not one person can say that they know everything about something. But still, we are judged every day for actions that we ourselves had reasons for, excuses.
My question to you is, then, shall we deny the Dark roots with which to grow in our souls, and so become blind to the actions of those Dark enough to see past the light? Or shall we embrace the Dark in all its glory in the hope that one day we will witness the light once again?