The four candles of Peace, Faith, and Love slowly burn out as their flames diminish, lamenting that people no longer keep them lit or find them indispensable. When a child enters and sees the unlit candles, the final candle of Hope says it can be used to re-light the others. The child does so, reigniting Peace, Faith and Love with the candle of Hope. The message is that the flame of hope should never go out and allows us to maintain peace, faith, love and hope in our lives.