My Shadow & I

Ever thought if your shadow was a Shadow?
You know, as in if it had its own mind and life and that some sunny or lighted times, it makes an appearance in your life just to entertain itself?

I don’t usually pay attention to my Shadow. But then I hardly pay attention to anyone around me.
However this morning, as I walked from my car to the building, I looked at my shadow (it was not a Shadow by then) and started thinking (with fond memories of Peter Pan and his Shadow flooding in).

What if Shadow was the other you?
You being two different psyches occupying one body most of the time, but when it’s sunny and hot, Shadow comes out cause it’s getting stifling inside. Now that’s not really a far fetched idea, ha?

If it was a different psyche and you lived in a darkened place all the time so that the Shadow never came out, would Shadow be upset? Would it try to regain some of its freedom by plotting against the other psyche? Would it slowly corrupt and destroy the other psyche until it’s succumbs to oblivion?
The other psyche would face a dilemma, as though it can weaken the power of Shadow it can not destroy it. That would suicidal. It would be like lobotomizing a part of the soul.

Shadow could be the part in the soul that embraces the darker emotions in one self, feeding upon them and strengthening them.
Everyone has chinks in their armor and Shadow would be very good at finding them. Greed, addiction, arrogance and prejudice are all good places to begin an assault on the other psyche, but they only serve as starting points for Shadow. Shadow knows all of one’s most intimate secrets. More importantly, it knows exactly how one works mentally. It knows best how to adapt its actions to greatest effect, as Shadow can be a tormentor with but one victim - itself.

But is it fair to assume that just because Shadow is a dark reflection of one that it is evil?

I don’t think so.
My Shadow is quite calm and quiet. It didn’t, as yet, speak to me. Of course it could be because it’s the opposite of me and I didn’t shut up to give it the chance!
As I looked at my shadow this morning, and contemplated, I thought that I like my Shadow.

I really do.

My Shadow is a better part of me. Especially at that time of the morning, where it is taller and thinner than I am. Darn I’m jealous!! I need my hot chocolate fix now before I do something suicidal!!!