Descriptive Essay On Light And Dark

Light and dark, good and evil, right and wrong, everything comes in opposing pairs. Similarly, how I view myself and the world comes in two opposite forces: a light, lively view, and a dark, wretched view. When either mindset takes over, my mind morphs into a landscape that I imagine myself residing in. Each landscape makes me feel different. The light makes me confident and happy while the dark makes me self conscious and depressed. These images of darkness and light transform and clash in my head, changing my attitude and mood. Whenever I boast a positive mindset, I imagine my mind forming into a dazzling jungle blanketed in radiant light. Across the land, luscious trees draped in a shawl of dark green vines tower high in the sky. In the heart of the jungle a calm river with crystal waters meanders through patches of exotic flowers. The smell of sweet flowers wafts through the warm air, and birds chip freely in the trees. As

When dreadful things happen to me while I inhabit the light mentality, the dark begins to creep in. Shadowy tendrils lurk across the green grass of the jungle, tainting everything in its path with horrendous thoughts. In the sky, a dark storm pelts infectious raindrops onto the colorful landscape turning it black. Even though the glowing land fades from the battle, I can allow light to flood back in by retaining a positive mentality and accepting that bad things occur. Similar to the dark infecting the light, the light can shine upon the dark. Whenever I remember optimistic thoughts while sorrowful, warm rays of luminous light shine through the gloomy clouds in the dark mindset. Once dim corners now radiate with light showing me the bliss in the worst times. Warmth spreads across the cold landscape like fog, and I start fighting the bad thoughts away. Light can always win if I remember I posses no control of awful events and that joy does reside in