WHAT
IS LIGHT?
Light is defined as the energy from
the sun, a lamp, etc, that makes it possible to see things.
Some of the synonyms of this word are: brightness,
illumination, brilliance, blaze, glare, radiance, luster, enlightenment, etc.
Light may be dim or bright; thin or
flimsy; superficial or trivial’ natural or artificial.
Metaphorically, it may mean knowledge, understanding,
revelation, approach, viewpoint,
comprehension, awareness, elucidation, explanation, etc.
The English essayist, scientist, philosopher
and statesman Francis Bacon (1561-1626) said: The first creation of God, in the
works of the days, was the light of sense; the last was the light of reason;
and his Sabbath work, ever since, is the illumination of the spirit.
Greek philosopher Plato thinks:
Light is the shadow of God.
According to the English novelist Charles Dickens (1812-1870 ):
Moral light is the radiation of the
divine glory.
The American Poet and critic James Russell Lowell (1819-1891)
regards light as the symbol of truth.
The American historian Lord John R. (1810-94) had this to
say: The light of nature, the light of science, and the light of reason, are
but as darkness, compared with the divine light which shines only from the word
of God.
As a writer of this blog, I would
wish all human beings, all the time and in all the future ages, to make every
possible effort to turn all sorts of darkness into light.
Finally, this short but memorable quote: It is better to
light a candle than curse darkness.
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G.R.Kanwal
29 September 2024
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