This is "borrowed" from the MPN* board that I'm a member of. I liked it. Hope you like it, too.


"Our candles slowly burned. The ambiance was so soft one could almost
hear them talking. The first candle said 'I am Peace -- the world is so full
of anger and fighting that nobody can keep me alight' -- then the candle of
peace went out completely. The second candle said 'I am Faith -- I am no
longer indispensable -- it does not make any sense that I stay awake one
moment longer' -- then a breeze softly blew out Faith's flame. Sadly, the
third candle began to speak 'I am Love -- people don't understand my
importance so they put me aside -- they even forget to love nearest to them.
I don't have the strength to stay alight' -- and waiting no longer the candle
of love went out. A child entered the room where the candles were and saw
that three of the candles were unlit. 'Why are you not burning? -- you are
supposed to stay alight until the very end' -- and the child was frightened and
began to cry. The fourth candle said 'Don't be afraid. I am hope, and while
I am burning we can light the other candles' -- 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 with Hope each of us can have a life with
Peace, Faith, and Love."
(--Author Unknown)


MPN* myeloproliferative neoplasm