Inner Rejoicing Through Dark Days

Neville's Inner Vision

From the Neville Goddard perspective, the verse is an invitation to recognize that the so-called fluctuations of life are inner states of consciousness. The long years you count are not measured by time, but by the consistent I AM you identify with. Joy and darkness are two twin tones of a single atmosphere your imagination paints. When you remember the days of darkness, you do not confess a doom but acknowledge a contrast that invites revision. Vanity is not a decree of fate; it is the habit of attending to outward appearances and forgetting your true being. The moment you refuse to worship the shifting scene and instead insist upon the I AM as the source of all experience, you awaken to a reality that voids external vanity. Your inner state creates both the light and the shadow; you can dwell in the awareness that all experiences are but images moving within the consciousness you are. By assuming a fulfilled life now, you convert the impending darkness into a seed from which lasting joy can spring.