They have that kind of luxury. So they come in the light. In the light, Resolute is hopping. But in winter's darkness, the air feels heavy. It oppresses, pushes people down.
Depression often sets in.
Last year there was a rash of suicides. Few southerners know what it is like to wake up to darkness, eat lunch in the dark, walk home from work in the dark, sleep in the dark, stay in the house in the dark because to send the children outside to play, even though it is noon, could mean an encounter with a polar bear. They say light is the essence of life. The body's chemical system needs light to replenish itself. Without it, there is disorientation.