Sunshine is warm, bright & nourishing. All are positive aspects, & necessary ingredients for life to flourish. Anyone who is focused on growth can appreciate the value of it. Shadow is a mere reflection of the person looking at sunshine, that the person him/herself isn't bothered about much (how many times do you keep watching your own shadow..? Never, probably..!)
When you look at sunshine, you're looking ahead. Forward. To what's possible, now & in the future. With hope.
Watching the shadow is looking behind. To the past, that's done & dusted. Lingering on the glory days that are irrelevant. Just wishing for that time, with a sigh.
Shadow can mean everything that is not of love and goodness and truth.
The quote can also mean to follow your heart and to move in the direction of all goodness.
It is teaching optimism too—simply being positive, and not negative.
The shadow can represent ignorance and the Sunshine/Light is symbolic of the source or direction of enlightenment/truth realization.
Also, when the shadows are at your back (and not in front of you) they can’t affect your vision/ability to see (i.e. what is true, important, significant, real and worth living for and focusing on).
Keeping one's face to the sunshine is a metaphor for maintaining a positive, optimistic outlook on life. And what Keller is saying is that maintaining a positive, optimistic attitude to life is the best way to avoid being overtaken by negative, pessimistic thoughts.
The literal reading would be that if you face the sun, you will never see your own shadow, because your shadow will always fall behind you when you are in that position.
Sunshine is meant source of energy for Life on earth, so one should you keep focus on those work/ process/ habit ( Sunshine) which inspires you for positivity in life .
Shadow: Our Shadow develops when we come between the sunshine and earth. Shadow is absence of energy created by us. We also term absence of energy as lifeless environment. Life less environment develops frustration and negativity, which is not good for anyone.
So if you focus on those work/ process/ habit ( Sunshine) which inspires you for positivity in life you will never feel frustration and negativity.
When you can't discover the daylight be the daylight implies that when there is nobody to sparkle like a sun or to help than you should stand and by aiding or giving the reaction you should sparkle like a splendid sun.
Your thoughts and your perception of the world influences all that you do, and all that you are, and all that you can be. If you see the sunshine, feel the sunshine then you feel good. But if your focus is only on the clouds and the dark sky then you may find yourself a bit gloomy.
If you can't find the sunshine be the sunshine: Let the sunshine on your soul.
This journal focuses your attention on the good in your life. If you are looking for a better way to self-help thankfulness and gratitude for a happier life. Improve your mental well being and feel better every day. Gratitude journalizing reduces feelings of jealous, makes our memories happier, lets us experience good feelings and helps us bounce back from stress. Write down what you are grateful for, remember the best moments of your life and stay positive. If you're having a really thankful day, go ahead and fill up an entire page.
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