Once, there were four candles in the temple of God. The Four
Candles were burning slowly.
The first one was called Peace. “I Am Peace, but these days, nobody wants to keep me lit.”, said the candle peacefully and went out completely.
The third candle spoke sadly: “I Am Love and I don't have the strength to stay lit any
longer.
People put
me aside and don’t understand my importance. They even
forget to love those who are nearest to them.”. And Love went out as well.
A child
entered the room and saw the three candles no longer burning.
The child
began to cry: “Why are you not burning? You are supposed to stay lit until the
end.”
Then the
Fourth Candle spoke gently to the little boy, “Don’t be afraid, for I Am Hope,
and while I still burn, we can re-light the other candles.”
The child took the Candle of Hope and lit the other three candles.
"Shine brightly and never lose hope for I will always shine, no matter how bad things look. Never let the Flame of Hope go out of your life."
The child told the story to everybody he knew. And up to this day, the story is told whenever Christmas is near.
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