The darkness is just what is beyond your immediate field of sight. The darkness is just what is beyond the ray of light from your flashlight. Since we are always on the edge of our perception, on the edge of our field of sight, the only way we can ever go is forward into the darkness. Even if we turned around, there will still be an edge to our perception, an edge of our field of sight. No matter which way you turn, no matter which direction you choose to walk, you are ALWAYS walking into the darkness.
You know where you have been. However, life does not move backward. It is always forward. Which direction are you pointing if you turn around? You are pointing forward. The only way is forward. Forward is the unknown. The only direction that any accomplishment has come from has been forward.
Since you can only go forward, even when you think you are going backward, you might s well embrace the darkness of the unknown. Any lack of embrace is just closing your eyes to the forward movement of the Universe. There is no hole deep enough nor door strong enough to prevent this forward movement. It will continue to move forward whether you look or not. You might as well hold your candle light as far into the darkness as you can. Then walk into it with open eyes knowing that it is the way of the Universe.
