Light... the word and the concept both are familiar to us. So much so
that we all take it so ‘lightly’ (pun unintended). The powerful version of
energy that lights up our lives has relevance in multiple folds for our
existence.
Visible light is important to us, because it is intimately involved in
the common process of helping us to see things. The red light on the traffic signal,
love messages on the mobile device, that pretty girl at the coffee shop, your
new dream office and your kids getting married. Light plays a passive but a
very important role.
While the days are filled with natural light from the grand source sun,
lot of innovation had led to cheaper and more convenient forms of creating
light while the sun sleeps on our side of the world. From carbon button lamps,
to the conventional incandescent light bulbs, to portable flashlights to big
halogen lamps, the world has been lit by these man-made avatars of the light
emitting sun. Recent research and protest by energy conservationists have also
led to the invention of CFL bulbs and LED lights, which consume less power but
emit enough light.
The latest fad around light is being furthered by the camera junkies.
Every person with a smart phone today is a mini photographer with photo sharing
social sites being their exhibition halls. Light exposures: over and
minimalistic, shadow play and silhouettes shot out of palm sized devices are
turning the world into a beautiful story.
What else defines the relevance of light than the fact that your good
looking selfie was thanks to... good light play.
Light is a positive word. From functional relevance to relevance in vanity, it is prevalent in all walks of our lives. So much so that the positivity it emits made us use it as an apt adaptation for philanthropy. Lighting up lives.
