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The Darkest Hours
Contributed by
MajesticPoet
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Monday, 2nd June 2008 @ 11:55:17 AM in AEST
Topic:
Lifepoems
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There are times when the world is just too much. When fate, fortune and the will of man all turn against us and the deck is simply stacked too deep for us to come out ahead. These are times when a stiff upper lip and a drive to push on simply aren't enough. These are times of desperation, of hopelessness and of isolation.
Many turn to their faith, hoping and praying for relief, others reflect within, searching for answers within themselves when none can be found in the world around them. But no matter where you turn or where you look, you always learn about yourself and, in that small regard, our darkest times can be turned into our most valuable asset.
For when we're just going about our lives, we're practically standing still. We're not changing or making any effort to improve, we're simply drifting. With shifts happening over months and years and little idea where we're going, just a vague idea of where we've been, we learn nothing and grow little.
The moments that move us not only change us, but show us the direction that we're heading. For the first times in our lives, we see who we really are, what we're becoming and are given the power to change it. Through the tears, pain and loss comes a sense of opportunity, a chance to rebuild, to improve and to grow.
In the long run, we are defined more by our dark times than the times we were just surviving. Our darkest hours are the ones that cast the sharpest contrast on our life, change us the most and make us who we are.
Though that doesn't reduce the sting of those times when we're in the thick of them, nor is it meant to, it means that there is always hope, a chance for a brighter future and better days. For no destruction takes place without presenting and opportunity for recreation and no dark times can pass without providing valuable lessons and a chance to become something stronger.
So yes, right now we need to cry our tears and mourn our losses. Yes, we need to deal with the tragedies that have surrounded us and cope the best that we can. But through it all, we must remember that the future is being written today, even as history is being destroyed.
Finally, we must remember that when we emerge from these times, no matter when that is, we'll all be changed people, wiser, stronger and with a new understanding of who we are. We must use that to work toward creating a better future, a greater tomorrow.
That's the only way to ensure that what was lost hasn't perished in vain and the only way to paint a picture of our lives defined not by the darkest hours, but by the lessons learned from them.
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Re: The Darkest Hours
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by shelby on
Monday, 2nd June 2008 @ 12:21:40 PM AEST
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OK I got my coffee and snuggled in to read. I can only say this write is inspiration, filling the pages with life love and hope. It seems as though you may be on a spiritual journey as well?? Well done here my friend..
Hugs
Michelle
ps we do lose some along the way....... it is in the lesson and the regaining of self that carries us along through the darkest of times. Some of us have a bit more than others........ |
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Re: The Darkest Hours
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by deadwriter on
Tuesday, 3rd June 2008 @ 01:10:05 AM AEST
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This is absolutely true. A most brilliant piece that tells it like it is.
Deadwriter
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Re: The Darkest Hours
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by brew on
Tuesday, 3rd June 2008 @ 07:30:21 AM AEST
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Not coffee, sweets, I read with wine.late night, and got the same meaning..........I hate dark hours,i rise with them and sleep with them..(not literally).......But in some sense.! Got the "whole" jest.......Changes can help..revolve and make....but WE are the only one who can change. Hope it works
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Re: The Darkest Hours
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by bteddybear23 on
Thursday, 2nd July 2009 @ 09:14:16 AM AEST
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Very deep I liked it
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