There were five candles burning inside a house. The first candle was that of enthusiasm. One day it said, “I don’t have any more enthusiasm. I am getting bored and tired. I think it is better to die. Nobody cares about me.” Thinking that it was futile to keep on burning, the candle of enthusiasm extinguished.
Seeing the flame of enthusiasm going out, the second candle— that of courage—lost its courage and it went out too.
Upon which the third candle—that of peace—said, “Without enthusiasm and courage I feel desolate and not at ease. I don’t want to continue.” Saying so, its flame too faded away.
The fourth candle was that of prosperity. It was aghast that three of its companions had passed away. Thinking that there was no point in staying lit in the house where there is no enthusiasm, courage or peace, it went out too.
Only one candle was left in the house. Although it was the smallest, it alone was still burning. Suddenly a little girl entered the house. When she saw the lit candle, she felt overjoyed and started dancing. Her focus was not on the four candles that had extinguished; her focus was on the one candle that was still burning. Feeling gratitude within, she picked up the candle and lit the other four with it…!
The fifth candle was none other than the candle of hope. As long as hope is still alive, it is always possible to light up all other candles. The flame of hope should never die.
Hope… it is something that’s all you are left with when you have nothing else. And if you have it, you have everything. Never underestimate hope. When everything else fails, hope can still come to the rescue and set things right again. Hope is something that is keeping the world afloat. If there was no hope, just imagine what would have happened in the world with all the negative news going around.
There is another important secret to the story. Who was the girl who lit up the other candles with that of hope? Her name was Faith. When faith lights up enthusiasm, courage, peace and prosperity with the help of hope, miracles happen and you can attain everything that you wish for.
Faith is the highest vibration that humans can resonate with.
Till the time we don’t release complete faith, we cannot attain true success and fulfilment. Hope and faith are our two wings with which we can take flight toward our goals in life, including the ultimate goal of human life—being one with the Source or God and expressing God’s qualities.
A hurricane was destroying everything in its way. When it came upon a tree, it saw a bird perched on a branch. It smirked at the bird and said, “Look at you, sitting happily on this tree. If I want, I can uproot this tree in one instant. Aren’t you scared?” The tiny bird replied, “You can do whatever you like. Even if you uproot this tree, I can simply fly away using my wings.”
Each one of us on earth is equipped with the two wings of hope and faith. We too can take flight and soar high over any calamity with the help of these wings.
Hollow hope and shallow faith are of no use. Hope and faith need to be solid and backed by the wisdom of Truth. The very purpose of human life is to release ultimate faith. We shall discuss Ultimate Faith in our next article.
Whether you suffer losses, whether your wealth reduces, whether your courage drops, whether your enthusiasm wanes, whether you lose peace of mind… no matter what happens, by flapping the wings of hope and faith you can fly out of any situation.
Summary:
Hope is something that’s all you are left with when you have nothing else. And if you have it, you have everything. When faith lights up enthusiasm, courage, peace and prosperity with the help of hope, miracles happen and you can attain everything that you wish for. Every one of us is equipped with the two wings of hope and faith. We too can take flight and soar high over any calamity with the help of these wings.
*For understanding the importance of hope, how to kindle hope and how to scale the heights of faith, read the book ‘Hope and Faith – Wings to the Source’ published by WOW PublishingsPvt Ltd.
Or Listen to the video on the ‘Power of Hope and Faith’ by Sirshree.
Watch this space for our next article on ‘The Ultimate Faith’
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