Candle Philoshopy

"It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness."

-Eleanor Rooselvelt

Back when I was on the junior high, we always held a flag ceremony every Monday. At the end of the flag ceremony, it was a custom to have a teacher who delivered a speech. The topic of the speech could be anything. For me, one of the most memorable speech was delivered by my physics teacher. The topic of her speech was about "Life Is A Process."

Yes, dude.. Life is a process. Being alive means we will never stop learning. Even in our daily activity, there's always things to learn. People say "life is a roller coaster", well.. I am pretty  agree. Analogize as a roller coaster, life also has ups and downs, sometimes it moves faster and in other time it gets slower. But the thing is we have to determine our own track. The track which leads us to our life vision.

To be wise, life is not only about the happy moments, but also the sad ones, (maybe) some disappointments & regrets, rough ways, and also darkness. This process is the one that makes our life 'more alive'.  Of course, these things are not something easy to pass. Oftentimes, the dark  moments keep us down and lose hope. That is why we have to find our light.

The light might be come from other people, but the stronger light comes from within ourselves. To see the light gives us hope and encouragement. It is the one that motivate you and help you to keep trying. 

Have you ever heard about the Candle Philoshophy?

Well.. I describe a candle as a cylindrical stick of wax that is burnt to produce light. In this modern age, people rarely use candle as the main source of light. But when the power outage, everything back to the traditional ways, such as lighten up the candles to be able to see in the darkness.

If you take a better look on the candle, you'll realize that to produce the light and illuminate the dark space, a candle has to be burnt first. Being burnt means the wax will be melt and the candle will be smaller until finally extinguished. This is the fundamental thing about the philoshophy of candle; sacrifice itself to light up the surrounding darkness.

Some well-known public personage like Mother Teresa and Mahatma Gandhi are the perfect examples. For me, they are such an inspiration. If everyone can live this way (with the candle philoshopy) than the earth will be called 'heaven'..

In my opinion, there is only one possible reason why there are some people who sacrifice themselves for others. It is because of the genuine love. Perhaps for you it sounds naive. Perhaps I am a dreamer to say these things. But the people who make a better world are the ones who live their dream. The dream of a better world. People who become a candle in the middle of the darkness, people who make life worth living for the desperate people surround them.

In life, probably I am only a tiny candle who produce the dim light or perhaps you potentially be a great candle who light up the room. Well.. Everyone have their own portion. Now, we just have to play our own role and be the first version of ourselves. You are born as a candle. You are destined to produce the light. Do not ever give up on a problem, for the light is always brighter than the darkness.

Hug & Kiss,

Delicia