The four candles of Peace, Faith, Love, and Hope burn slowly in an ambient room. Peace goes out as its flame diminishes, saying no one keeps it lit. Faith goes out next in a soft breeze, feeling it is no longer indispensable. Love speaks of losing strength as people set it aside and forget to love others, then goes out. A child enters and cries seeing the unlit candles. Hope says it can relight the others while it still burns, and the child uses Hope's flame to reignite Peace, Faith, and Love. The story conveys that Hope should never go out and we should help others maintain Hope, Faith, Peace, and Love.

1. THE FOUR CANDLES

2. THE FOUR CANDLES BURN
SLOWLY.

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

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

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

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

10. The flame of
Hope should
never go out for
you during your
life

11. …and that each of
us should help
this child in his
needs to maintain
Hope, Faith,
Peace and
Love !!!!

12. PEACE
FAITH
LOVE
HOPE