THE FOUR CANDLES

THE FOUR CANDLES BURN SLOWLY.

THE AMBIANCE WAS SO SOFT YOU COULD HEAR THEM TALKING.

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.

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.

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 ."

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.

THEN THE FOURTH CANDLE SAID:

”DON’T BE AFRAID, WHILE    I AM STILL BURNING WE CAN RE-LIGHT THE OTHER CANDLES,

I AM 

HOPE !"

WITH SHINING EYES, THE CHILD

TOOK THE CANDLE OF HOPE

AND LIT THE OTHER CANDLES.

The flame of Hope should never go out from your life

…and that each of us  can maintain

Hope, Faith, Peace and Love  !!!!

Another Approach

When one approach is not working to reach the desired goal, that's not a reason to abandon the goal. Instead, it is time to devise another approach. Sometimes the objective and the means to that objective become so intertwined that it is difficult to imagine one without the other. Yet there are many different ways to reach any particular goal, given enough persistence and creativity.


That's why, for those who are able to consistently get things done, there is no such thing as failure. There are only approaches which have been proven ineffective.


There is a way to achieve whatever you desire, even when you've already fallen short of the mark. There is a way to do it. That way may not be obvious. It may well require some skillful, creative thinking. It's there, though. Learn from each attempt, learn from each approach and you'll surely discover one that works spectacularly.
 

-- Ralph Marston

Read Each One Carefully

Read Each One Carefully and Think About It a Second or Two

1. I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.


2. No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, won't make you cry.


3. Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.


4. A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.


5. The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them knowing you can't have them.


6. Never frown, even when you are sad, because you never know who is falling in love with your smile.


7. To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.


8. Don't waste your time on a man/woman, who isn't willing to waste their time on you.


9. Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful.


10. Don't cry because it is over, smile because it happened.


11. There's always going to be people that hurt you so what you have to do is keep on trusting and just be more careful about who you trust next time around.


12. Make yourself a better person and know who you are before you try and know someone else and expect them to know you.


13. Don't try so hard, the best things come when you least expect them to.



REMEMBER: WHATEVER HAPPENS, HAPPENS FOR A REASON.

True friends: How many people actually have 8 true friends?

Hardly anyone I know ! But some of us have all right friends and good friends!!!