--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Darkness is the feeling, Brought upon by…" description: "\"“Darkness is the feeling, Brought upon by my desire... Too bad there will be no healing, Just walk on into the fire…”\" — Jose E. de Alvare" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/398/jose-e-de-alvare-66202_darkness_darkness-is-the-feeling-brought-upon-by_411147.jpg" --- # Darkness is the feeling, Brought upon by my desire... Too… ![“Darkness is the feeling, Brought upon by my desire... Too bad there will be no healing, Just walk on into the fire…” quote by Jose E. de Alvare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/398/jose-e-de-alvare-66202_darkness_darkness-is-the-feeling-brought-upon-by_411147.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/398/jose-e-de-alvare-66202_darkness_darkness-is-the-feeling-brought-upon-by_411147.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/398/jose-e-de-alvare-66202_darkness_darkness-is-the-feeling-brought-upon-by_411147.jpg) > ““Darkness is the feeling, Brought upon by my desire... Too bad there will be no healing, Just walk on into the fire…”” Jose E. de Alvare ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Despair feels like darkness, and without healing, one walks deeper into suffering. **In simple terms:** Despair leads to deeper pain without hope. Key Takeaway Seek healing before sinking further. Themes despair darkness hope Mood somber introspective Type poetic philosophical When to use this quote - mental health crisis - personal loss - addiction recovery Key Concepts Existentialism psychology Questions to Reflect On - What can bring light in darkness? - How to find healing when none seems present? A Different Perspective Hope can be elusive in deep suffering. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Darkness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/darkness/) ## Related quotes > [“Let it go. Let it go. Not worth the anger. Anger is bad for healing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abigail-keam/let-it-go-let-it-go-not-worth-the-anger-anger-is-bad-for-healing/) [Abigail Keam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abigail-keam/) > [The desire for bad art is the desire bred of habit: like the smoker's desire for tobacco, more marked by the extreme malaise of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-s-lewis/the-desire-for-bad-art-is-the-desire-bred-of-habit-like-the-smoker-s/) [C. S. 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