Reflections on a flame

[blckwngdorcl]

I'm sitting here at my computer and I've lit a candle in observance of the solstice day, to show the Lord that we haven't forgotten Him or His light, and that like the Lady we too wait for His return.

But what does that mean for us? Longer days, yes. More light for those with Seasonal Affective Disorder, yes. But what does it really mean? Why does lighting a candle in the middle of the night, waiting for the sun to rise, something that we know is going to happen in 12 hours, make some people feel secure? Why does it give some people hope?

Better question: Why doesn't it give me hope?

I don't know where to go from here...

Comments

[elorie.livejournal.com]

Hope and security have nothing to do with it, if you ask me.

Aligning yourself with the great forces of the universe might have something to do with it. At least, that's why I do it. It's a peculiarly practical thing to do at times, though that's not why one should do it. The serenity one occasionally achieves is a side effect.