Soft implies hard, deep implies shallow and yes, darkness implies light. Challenge, when observed with proper care is nothing but a form of friction. Friction forms heat. Heat means life. We try to avoid pain, we try to walk away from challenge, and yet, it seems, no matter how much we try, challenge seems to find its way to our center. We try and practice stillness, we retreat, fold back and isolate ourselves from painful situations. And again, if we observe these actions closely, this motion of withdrawal, eventually, makes us numb, frozen. The heart knows what the mind chooses...