Get thou from it thy radiance and seek none other than Me. O Son of Being! Thou art My lamp and My light is in thee. Once we begin to exemplify those inner virtues in our outer character, the Baha’i teachings say, we can become lamps of light to the world: The stronger forces of light-love, unity, compassion, faith, as well as love for God-all emerge from our personal characters when we strive to embody the virtues spoken of in all the Holy Books. But first, as in Billy’s symbolic example, we have to eradicate these dark forces from our own personal lives-from within ourselves. The forces of darkness-violence, hatred, m aterialism, racism, prejudice, corruption and disunity-are active in the world and should be systematically eliminated. If it seems like this kind of drama only happens on television, you might want to take another look at the symbolism in our lives.Įvery day, we see these forces of light and darkness everywhere. Seizing the opportunity of the monster’s distraction, the youth then kills the demon and rescues the world. Sacrificing his own life for what he now recognizes as truth and light, Billy offers himself up to the evil Demogorgon and becomes a modern day martyr. He then realizes that he must save our heroine rather than aid in her destruction. The angry walls that Billy put up for so many years crash down as the healing light of love illumines his soul. Recalling the feeling of being loved unconditionally, his true self emerges. Free for a moment of the physical and emotional torture of his abusive father, he runs into the arms of his beautiful mother and remembers the pure love she had for him before she abandoned him. In a vision, Billy returns to when he was a small boy playing on the beach, with his mother lovingly looking on. Spoiler alert: the dramatic season’s conclusion focuses on one of the antagonists that audiences loved to hate throughout the series.īilly, portrayed as the epitome of narcissism and cruelty, is carried back in time through the psychic powers of Eleven, the young heroine. A series of dark villains includes the Demogorgons, the Mind Flayer, the Soviets, and Billy. They include Hopper, the unconventional police chief, Joyce the fearless mother and Hopper’s love interest, and Eleven, the mysterious girl with powers similar to a Jedi warrior, along with a cast of endearing youth. Once again, the cast of characters mimics our friends, families, and ourselves. For those who enjoy the wildly popular Netflix series Stranger Things, the long anticipated sequels have arrived.Īs before, the programs don’t disappoint, taking us on a roller coaster ride of impending doom and terror, interspersed with humor, vulnerability and humanity.