LIGHT
Thank God that He has illuminated this
world with light. The morning sun, the evening moon, and the nocturnal stars
enable humans as also non-humans to live and work comfortably all through their
existence.
Some synonyms of light are: illumination,
brightness, blaze, radiance, luminosity.
Besides the sun, the moon, and the
stars there are glowworms that provide light at night.
Artificial sources of light are:
candle, torch, lantern, taper, and lamp.
Some words staring or ending with ‘light’
are: lighthouse, lightweight, lightyear, sunlight, moonlight, flashlight, headlight,
streetlight, spotlight, twilight, candlelight, and daylight.
The word light is also used as a symbol or metaphor of: truth, knowledge, intelligence, insight,
clarity, spirituality, hope, goodness, enlightenment,
wisdom, philosophy, holiness, moral illumination, etc.
God called the light “day”.
Jesus said about himself : “I am the
light of the world”.
A few important antonyms of light
are : dark, dim, dusky, black, swarthy,
opaque, depressed, dejected, dispirited, discouraged and disheartened.
Here are some literary quotes about
light:
*Hail, holy
light, offspring of heaven, firstborn. ----English poet John Milton.
*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. ---English jurist and essayist Francis Bacon.
*Light is
the symbol of truth. ---The United States poet and Ambassador to the United Kingdom.
*Light is
the shadow of God.---Greek philosopher Plato.
*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.---American
historian John R. Lord.
Finally, the Indian festival Deepavali
(The Festival of Lights} which will be celebrated this year on 8th
November is the symbol of victory of good over evil.
G.R. Kanwal
6 November 2026
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