Have you ever watched a candle burn out?I'm talking about those last few moments where there is nothing but wick left and the flame is only blue. There's no longer a steady stream of light, but fits and bursts, as the flame reaches upwards and struggles for life.
Friday night, after the kids were asleep and the house was quiet, I found myself mesmerized watching the last few minutes of the flame of one of the Sabbath candles.
I found the metaphor for life to be apt. Each of us has a fire within and as we get close to the end (however big our candles are or long our wicks may be), we struggle to the end, not wanting the flame to go out.
It was meditative, calming, transcendental, and spiritual. Try it sometime.
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