The four candles (Story)

 A kid was reading a book fully concentrated at a library in a desolate place with no other houses or people around. It was already dark and there were four candles illuminating the room so that the kid could read.

Suddenly, a storm started brewing outside.

The windows were pushed open by the strong wind, and on the other side, where the candles were burning, the wind started to get strong.

One candle got affected and it seemed it would get blown out. But it spoke.

"Hey little boy, save me. I am Truth. As long as I am there, you will have everything in this world. There will be justice. There will be peace."

But the kid was maybe unaware or apathetic, and the candle was blown out.

The same thing happened with the second candle, and it spoke as well.

It said, "Save me boy, for I am Faith. I am the trust and beliefs that give people strength and courage. As long as I am there, you will always have happiness."

But the boy focused on reading didn't care and the second candle died as well.

Now the wind grew even stronger than before, and the third candle also started getting affected. It was about to go out as well, but it didn't speak. As it was about to be blown, at last it spoke, "I am Love. And without me you will have nothing" and died.

The boy was shocked now, and his focus was no longer on the book. Fear and regret had snuck in, and the room was not very bright as well, with only one candle burning now.

The boy was looking at the candle and at the very moment, the last candle spoke," Don't worry kid, for I am Hope. As long as I am there, you'll always have the light you need in the dark. And with my flame, you can again re-kindle the three candles that died."

(Author unknown)

[Moral: Truth is ultimate. We cannot deny the Truth and look away or we'll have to learn it the hard way. Trust and faith are constantly smashed to pieces but cherishing these give us strength and confidence. Hope is the strongest thing inside Truth, and it makes us capable to truly live. And there is nothing greater than Love and Compassion, so we have to hold what we find and cherish it, and live, and make efforts to protect what are really dear to us and what really matter the most... 'cause there may not be many chances to find what we lose again.]