There are two kinds of light - the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Light can either reveal and clarify things or blind and confuse them.
- In plain terms
- Some light helps you see, but too much hides what is there.
- What can you take from it?
- Too much light can obscure truth just as darkness does.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When does information confuse you?
- Is too much help bad?
Another view
Physical light rarely obscures as much as information does.
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