The four candles of Peace, Faith, Love, and Hope are slowly burning. Peace and Faith extinguish themselves as they feel they are no longer indispensable. Love also goes out, feeling people have forgotten its importance. When a child enters and sees the unlit candles, Hope insists it can relight the others while it still burns, representing the power of hope to reignite lost peace, faith, and love. The child does so, showing that hope should never fade and we can all uphold hope, faith, peace, and love.

1. THE FOUR CANDLES

2. PEACE
FAITH
LOVE
HOPE

3. THE FOUR CANDLES BURN
SLOWLY.

4. THE AMBIANCE WAS
SO SOFT YOU
COULD HEAR THEM
TALKING.

5. THE FIRST ONE SAID:
”I AM PEACE !
HOWEVER, NOBODY CAN
KEEP ME LIT .
I BELIEVE I WILL GO OUT."
It’s flame rapidly diminishes and goes out completely.

6. THE SECOND ONE SAYS:
”I AM FAITH !
MOST OF ALL, I AM NO
LONGER INDISPENSABLE ,
SO IT DOESN’T MAKE ANY
SENSE THAT I STAY LIT ANY
LONGER ."
When it finished talking, a breeze softly blew on it putting it
out.

7. SADLY, THE THIRD CANDLE
SPOKE IN ITS TURN:
”I AM LOVE !
I HAVEN’T GOT THE STRENGTH TO
STAY LIT. PEOPLE PUT ME ASIDE
AND DON’T UNDERSTAND MY
IMPORTANCE. THEY EVEN
FORGET TO LOVE THOSE WHO
ARE NEAREST TO THEM ."
And waiting no longer it goes out.

8. SUDDENLY...
A CHILD ENTERS THE
ROOM AND SEES THREE
CANDLES NOT BURNING.
”WHY ARE YOU NOT
BURNING? YOU ARE
SUPPOSED TO STAY LIT
TILL THE END."
Saying this, the child begins to cry.

9. THEN THE FOURTH CANDLE
SAID:
”DON’T BE AFRAID, WHILE
I AM STILL BURNING WE CAN
RE-LIGHT THE OTHER
CANDLES,
I AM
HOPE !"

10. WITH SHINING EYES, THE CHILD
TOOK THE CANDLE OF HOPE
AND LIT THE OTHER CANDLES.

11. The flame of
Hope should
never go out
from your life

12. …and that each of
us can maintain
Hope, Faith,
Peace and
Love !!!!

13. Thought for the Day
• Everything that is done in the world is done
by hope.