I Watch the Night

 I am the Watcher. I watch the night.

And when it’s not looking, I chase the light.

- ShadowsNdust

And so I came to fear this night that was falling across all of my life. I still had more questions then answers. Why was this happening? Why me? Why was it getting worse? Was there a way to stop it? If couldn’t stop it, where would this all end?

When the night strikes, there is no concept of innocense. When the night strikes, it destroys things. Nothing is more powerful then the night. But I quickly came to realize that I was the only one who could blunt its blows. I was the only one who could contain it. So I watch the Night, every minute of every hour.

The Night is relentless. The danger is constant. So I must be vigilant. I must be ready when the night strikes. And maybe, over the next horizon, dawn awaits…

Light!

Cascading down in a stream so luminous that one cannot fathom darkness, so clear that you cannot imagine haze. The sun, rising in the morning, slowly, silently, the massive sphere climbing up into the sky. Beautiful beyond all appreciation, with rays of energy that could blind, incite, and most importantly, give life. The magnificent orb stands as a bulwark against the Night.

Yet unlike the sun we are bound to the dirt. We take for granted that though the sun may set, it will come back to us again each morning. We aspire to the greatness and majesty of the sun, the stars, the vast expanses that few have even skirted, and almost all will only know by looking up into the heavens. We fear not the darkness, for the dawn is never far.

But what if dawn doesn't come? What if the Night can keep you, over all protestation? What if the darkness persists, and that dawn never comes?

Then everything changes. In little more then an instant you become a ghost in the shadows, a handful of dust. You will see the people around you, but somehow be as far away from them as the earth to the sun. The world around you loses its allure. You hide in shadows, praying for the light but clinging to the Night. You will stand alone. But above all, you will learn the Night. You will stand in the darkness watching the Night... knowing that it could destroy you or everything you hold dear. When you truly know the Night, you know the danger is real. You become vigilant beyond all reason. You learn the things that they don't teach you out beyond the shadows. And, yes, it changes you, though you likely would deny it.

I can remember when I first slipped into the shadows....

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