Contradictions

So life is full of blatant contradictions. Black versus white -and all hues in between- battling inexorably, and it's not like you can ignore either side (or anything in between). You can't pretend they don't concern you. You're in between, you were born in between, it's all swirling around you as it always has.

But you can learn... so much, by simply paying attention.

Black.




White:

The first man is describing a shitty (to put it mildly) but very real situation, but at least someone has finally paid attention, someone addressed the issue openly, called it by its name. Someone is awake.

The second man is blind... but he sees more, even with no eyes, than most people ever stop to notice. The actual beauty in life, the little things that can make the difference.

Both men make a statement. Both men see. And they see things that are substantial and very there -even if in diametrical opposition- things that most ignore, submerged in the same daily routine that idles the mind and numbs the existence.

Black and white, and all hues in between.
Balance the two, and you've got the formula down right.

Ignore one, and you're off balance.


And to think that we all just live mostly in one grey. How much do we miss?



-Note: this post is addressed to no one in particular, and not to be taken personally. -