Is there a Philosopher in the House?

> As the circle of light grows, so does the
> circumference of darkness around it.
> - Albert Einstein

> **So my question is this: Is he saying that
> as light gets bigger, so does the darkness?

> Is he saying, maybe, as we bring more
> lightness to the world, the darkness is not
> overtaken, instead it is
> "empowered" somehow also?

> Is he saying, "Get over it, you'll
> never figure it out anyway?" so embrace
> the paradox within?

Hi Julie:
Here's my take on your quote: In a darkened room(the center), light a candle. The candlelight will most likely not make every object in the room visible. Blow out the candle and turn on a lamp. I think you'll find that more objects are now visible. Turn on another lamp, less darkness still. In essence, the more light you add the farther away from the center is the darkness. Darkness is never eliminated, but can moved so far from the center as to appear to have completely disappeared. Watch the sunrise one morning; see the darkness disappear!

The same happens with us, I believe, in that more light=less darkness. In this case light can mean love, knowledge, ability, understanding etc,and the darkness would mean the opposite. Ex. more knowledge=less ignorance. Carol