Darkness, by contrast, makes light all the brighter; bright moments seem to redeem the dark. This black-and-white opposition shapes the poignant imagery of Christmas.
Reflecting on 2023, it felt like a journey of high peaks and low depths, full of shocking events that appeared and dissolved rapidly.
The contrast of light and dark is compelling, especially as we anticipate the solstice—a natural reminder of how we navigate through shadow toward illumination.
Paul Mooney humorously critiques the melodrama in discussing light and dark, highlighting how such metaphors can become racially charged in our societal context.
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