THE LANGUAGE OF DARKNESS

THE LANGUAGE OF DARKNESS

All of a sudden the whole town was covered with a blanket of darkness, at the beginning of the night yet, when everybody needed light. It was another unannounced power interruption. Something disastrous must have occurred somewhere.

The sky was also cloudy and the gloom of the early night was greatly felt everywhere. From my window only the non-twinkling pale light emitted by the planet Venus was visible.

During moments of darkness like it was now, things turn invisible. No TV to watch and the whole surrounding simply turned blurred. The visual power diminished, gave way to the seemingly improvement of the auditory sense. A few minutes ago I was unconsciously aware of the noise outside, now I was suddenly scandalized by the roaring sounds of the tricycles moving endlessly one after another along the road. The shouting and the laughter of the drivers and the passengers were now more deafening. Even the ringing in my ears was also magnified. The sound of darkness was very disturbing.

It was unfathomable during that time in the beginning when there was nothing but darkness. Thank God He said: “There must be light”… and there was light. The universe suddenly became visible. The awesome beauty of the heavenly bodies was shown.

When there was nothing yet but darkness there was really nothing, for darkness was nothing. Now, every time there was unannounced power interruption, we who were affected were suddenly brought back to that time when there was nothing but darkness. That time must be hell. But God, through His goodness, created light and ever since even during dark, dark nights we can still enjoy because it was during those time that the stars are brightest.