Belonging to Shadow

We spend a long time looking for people we fit in with and yet we often don't think of our own shadow. Some of you will say it's an optical illusion. I would agree. But that illusion stays with us from the moment we are born and leaves an impression of itself after we die. 

Some people say shadows are bad, that they are the herald of darkness. But isn't darkness a very big shadow? Where would we be without it? Can light exist without something to pierce, something to sacrifice? The next time you see stars in the sky, make note that they're there in the morning too, just invisible due to the glare of the sun. 

A shadow is omnipresent. Every object in this world, living or dead has one. There's your life companion. There's the one thing that changes as you change, moulds itself and even sacrifices itself for you. And it always comes back. As long as you live, it is there with you- watching and waiting, supportive yet silent

We are born out of the shadow of our mother's womb. We see shadows everywhere. Let the shadows in. Let them guide you, give you a place to hide. Let them be the reason light exists in your life. Dance with them, make merry. When humans fail us, we turn to gods and when god's fail us we turn to shadow. Even the moon is cloaked in shadow on some days of the month. 

Do not fear the shadow. Do not fear the dark. Instead, cast a shadow and let the world remember what you were

The Bilge Master