Blackness

In the beginning the universe was a void, a dark and formless vacuum (depending on whichever theory you ascribe to) and out of it a spontaneous explosion occurred and elements came forth. 

From the very onset we have something coming out of what appears to be nothing, light coming from dark. I’m not a big fun of dualism though sometimes I may be accused of such (haha) but I think matter and nature have an incessant need to balance out or build a reverse of what exists. But to bring it back home, lets go back to the beginning, that dark or black place.

Black is a familiar color to most and depending on your cultural background, it has meaning when used in different circumstances be it in words or matter. I know you may be curious to ask then, what does black mean to me?

From the word itself I ascribe a cultural connotation to it and thus we may need to rephrase the question to be; what does blackness mean to me? 

Well, blackness ties back to the first man who walked the planet, who in his flesh and skin symbolized all that is in the universe. Likewise, currently within the black skin lies the memory, creative energy and collective anguish that psychologically binds all black people with their past, present and future.

Others will be quick to point out that blackness does not imbue its recipients with any extraordinary qualities but merely denotes a difference in hue. However, in blackness I am reflecting on a cultural bond that does not necessarily define skin tone but denotes a single original source from which all arise. In short, an element which all races and cultures contain; the generative force that binds us together.

So blackness means going back to the very thing that makes us who we are. Simply put, as taking a journey back to the powerful force that fathers our divergent views and reflects like the rainbow, our different oneness.

Many have feared the word black for centuries yet in reality it adds to the wonderment and tapestry of the universe. Because from where we come and where we go there has been an element of darkness or blackness involved. We come from a dark womb to a bright world, and go from a bright world to a dark grave.

Are we then to fear what is black or dark then? Yes if it’s a black hole (haha) and no if it’s human and inanimate!