The ones who carry the strongest light are rarely placed in comfort. They are thrown into silence, into loss, into moments where hope feels like a distant myth. Not as punishment, but as preparation. Darkness is the forge where weak intentions fall apart and true strength is revealed. What survives there is not just courage, but wisdom, restraint, and an unshakable sense of purpose.

Those who walk through the shadows and still choose kindness, still choose faith, still rise without bitterness become something rare. They do not glow loudly. They become torches for others who are lost. And when they finally stand in the light, it is not to be saved, but to lead. Because only those who have conquered the night within themselves are trusted with the dawn.

—- Chamod Senevirathne