Virgil, Aeneid VI.268

Melphi speaks

Ibant obscuri sola sub nocte per umbram,

The priest translates

«They went on, dim figures, under the lonely night, through the shadow,»

And interprets

Perhaps you are walking a stretch of road where you cannot see well where you set your feet. Work is uncertain, a relationship is on hold, answers do not come. This line does not promise you instant light, but it tells you something precious: you can walk in the dark too. Aeneas and the Sibyl do not stop because it is night; they keep going, together, one step after another. You do not have to understand everything now. It is enough not to stand still and not to stay alone. The loneliness of this night is real, but it is not final. Accept that you cannot see far, and look closely at the next step.

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