If we couldn't experience shadow, we wouldn't perceive light because it would have no background, no context and no contrast. To me, these two poles are two ends of the same stick, complementing each other and enabling us to experience existence. I am convinced that for the soul, whose perception reaches beyond dualistic distinctions, these two aspects are just a pure information resource. Each experience, good or bad, is equally valuable and essential to the development of consciousness. I believe that in order to fully understand the high energies, one must also accept and understand what is on the other side. It is only through this duality that we gain the ability to recognize and choose a path and a preference for the direction of development of the world upon which we tread. Serenity, unity, balance, and purity of mind most certainly lie somewhere in the middle of both extremes.