The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day daw…

Henry David Thoreau
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The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star. ✨ Walden ch. 18 (1854)
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The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star. ✨ Walden ch. 18 (1854)

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