Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light,” I

"To Know the Dark"

To go in the dark with a light is to know the light.
To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight,
and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings,
and is traveled by dark feet and dark wings.

In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.

Until we have seen someone's darkness, we don't really know who they are. Until we have forgiven someone's darkness, we don't really know what love is.

For only he who has lived in darkness truly knows and values the light.

We cannot fully appreciate the light without the shadows.

Bob Ross: “You can’t have light without a little darkness.

Sometimes someone isn’t ready to see the bright side. Sometimes they need to sit with the shadow first. So be a friend and sit with them. Make the darkness beautiful.

To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight, and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings. — Wendell Berry

There must be darkness to see the stars.

If you want to know how much darkness there is around you, you must sharpen your eyes, peering at the faint lights in the distance.

A certain darkness is needed to see the stars.

How can those who live in the light of the day possibly comprehend the depths of the night?

That includes the gross parts, which I am learning to accept (without condoning) through the words of the great Bob Ross: “You can’t have light without a little darkness.