Light in the Dark Assignment

What I Saw

    I’ll close my eyes to reality and open my mind to imagination. A barren kiva with light breaking through the center of the darkness is what I see. An adobe wall, a dirt floor, and a portion of an iniquity being illuminated are what I see. Nevertheless, I view these things not as the tangible objects I have described them to be, rather as symbols.

    An adobe wall with a sharp texture is the frame of the kiva. I saw this wall as my guard and as my internal self. The wall guards the kiva from the outside world as my habits and beliefs guard me from any unwanted and/or unnecessary feelings as well as thoughts. My internal self can be kind and supportive like the walls but all the same it can be sharp like the texture. I can be sharp as in mean, bitter, and apathetic. Furthermore, just like an adobe wall, my interior self can be torn down and diminished at times but also restored to be stronger and better.

    Dirt is composed of so many elements and has weathered a galore of agitation. In the same aspect, I am more than what I appear to be and am capable of many things. Still, just like any other human, I have fought my own battles in life and will continue to face more as the days go on just like the sand faces the wind and precipitation. Yet, these trials and characteristics are what build objects as well as people to be the things we become.

    I believe there will always be an iniquity in everyone. No matter how much we gain there is always more. Imperfections, lack of beliefs, I consider all of these to be iniquities. However, every now and then we have an epiphany and open our eyes to them. They become illuminated in our thoughts. I see the darkness and the iniquity as my lack of spirituality, prayer, thanks, and self security. If I can shine a light on these one at a time and fix them, I believe it can only make me a better a person.

    So you see, the “barren” kiva wasn’t barren after all. I am opening my eyes and looking past the entrance of the kiva. I’m finding myself. I saw my likes and dislikes. I saw my past, present, and future. I even saw my stronger areas and my imperfections. Most of all, what I saw was my internal reflection.