I have to admit, even though I love the bright colorful world around me during the daylight, there is something about darkness that attracts me. I have come to think of the distinction between light and dark as having meaning only because I have eyes that have evolved to be able to detect a very narrow band of wavelengths. All the rest of the world is cloaked in darkness, even during the daylight provided by the sun.
In some ways, darkness is the default, the normal state. A world illumined by the light I can see is the exception. This is a lesson of the night sky. All is dark except for the flickering points of light provided by the stars. Our daytime sky would be black too but for the scattered rays coming from our own star.
I depend on light in critical ways, whether it is light from the sun or light created by human invention. I am able to function, explore and enjoy my world because of illumination. But there is a world that exists beyond the small circle of light that a candle provides. I want to be more aware of that unseen world, both the tangible and intangible.
I already have the comfort provided by the velvet black of a night sky, and I enjoy the enveloping darkness of a room without lights. I love the space I create when I draw the hood of my cape over my head and face. I think these are but threshold experiences of darkness. Darkness creates a sense of presence that is less obvious in the light.
I would be very sad not to have the use of my eyes. I would also like to be better able to develop a better sense for darkness.