Beauty Within Contrast

I have always been drawn to the magical interplay of light and shadows and contrasting colors. So when I wandered upon these cheerful flowers in front of a dark forest background, several thoughts came to mind:

I reflected on the awe-inspiring and heart-touching qualities of hope and resiliency amidst struggle and adversity.

I also recalled an excerpt from an ancient wisdom text which describes the unique splendor of the Supreme Person's activities when performed against the backdrop of this dark world: “Just as a lamp does not seem to shine as brightly in sunlight as it does in the shade, or as a diamond does not seem as brilliant on a silver platter as it does on a plate of blue glass, the Lord's pastimes do not seem as amazing in the spiritual abode as they do within the material realm.”

And finally, here is a poetic depiction of Krishna, who is described as having the hue of a dark monsoon cloud: "His yellow garments and garlands of flowers made it appear as if a dark cloud were surrounded simultaneously by sun, moon, lightning and rainbows." Talk about an epic contrast!

Quotes are from Srimad Bhagavatam 10.14.37 and 1.11.27 respectively.