Right and...Light

Ask any seasoned photographer what time of the day gives the best picture, you would get one of two answers: sunrise or sunset.  The transition between night and day gives the most even light, which translates into the best exposure to balance subjects and backgrounds.  On film it means more visual clarity.  During this transition between day and night, there are no harsh shadows to hide precious details, like what you might see in photographs taken in full daylight.

So why all this fuss about light?  Because at sunset today, God showed me the analogy between judgement and light.  Like the harsh contrast found at high noon, our judgement of others is harshest when our sense of righteousness is strongest.  And this is also when we most likely to lose sight of reasons and compassion...like the hidden details in the shadows of photographs.  What we do not see in the shadows is still as real as what we see in the light.  But in the harsh light, we tend to disregard those details in the shadows.

The transition between day and night brings clarity not only to sight, but also to thoughts.  This is why meditation at sunrise has always been the most revealing.  Similarly, the transition between sleep and wakefulness brings clarity of intuitions by bridging the conscious and the subconscious minds.  This is also why the transition between life and death reveals the clearest of the soul's intentions.