Candles..

I was watching one candle burning away serenely just now…

蜡烛
它曾经是黑夜里光线的主要来源。
科技的进展却使它渐渐让人遗忘。
如今蜡烛多半只是用在点缀、装饰、宗教等用途。

It was such an essential item. Oh well, some may still find it essential as they need to use the little tea-light-candle to heat up and vapourise the scented liquid in order to indulge in the essence of essential oils.

Alright, not complaining, just that we are really moving with time. Along which, changes are inevitable, but some fundamentals stay fast.

Candle - a simple invention. What other imprints come to your mind? Ha.. Very predictable …

燃烧自己，照亮别人。
春蚕到死丝方尽，蜡炬成灰泪始干。

It is therefore somewhat not too surprising to me that lighting a candle often symbolizes hope, tranquility, ...

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有一位圣者这么说：

如是因 、如是缘、如是果、如是报，
乃天地间之定律，自古以来未曾变异；
亦是宇宙万物更适的规则，时代兴衰的法则，人事祸福之因由。

虽然有的春天播种，秋天收成；
有的今年播种，明年收成；
有的现在播种，好几十年后才有收成；
有的今生播种，来生才有收成；
但总不离先有播种，后才有所收成。
这是千古不移的天经地义。

纵使有的人喜欢播种，有的人喜欢收成，
但是播种与收成，其间必有因果之平衡，
且不可磨灭的关系存在。
细如芝麻小事，巨如天灾浩劫，
都在如是因，如是果的定律中如是演化。