Light a Friendship Candle

Why should you light a friendship candle?

There are plenty of reasons for that, and the goal for one will depend on who you are giving it to and the kind of relationship you have with him or her. It will also rely on the current state you perceive that person to be in. Thus, a friendship candle may stand for joy, pain, love, anger, caring, frustration, or forgiveness.

A lighted candle can let them know that you still remember. There are times when distance would set us apart from our friends, and thus, we find ourselves feeling more withdrawn or separated from them. The miles, however, should never be a reason to not forge or to rebuild friendships. Just to make sure that our good friends don't forget us and the memories that we have created with them, we can send them a virtual candle on the web, like the ones offered for free from The Center for Healing Arts. You can send them on special occasions, such as birthdays, Christmas, and Thanksgiving, to name a few. You can also give away a candle at anytime day or night; any time you are remembering a friend would be a good time to send a virtual candle.

A lighted candle means that you wish them well. Is a friend currently in deep trouble or in excruciating pain? Do you feel like you want to reach out but just can't find the right words or know what to do to offer comfort? The best option for you is to simply offer a lighted virtual candle. The light will hopefully offer him or her the inner strength he needs to cope with his own set of problems. Moreover, it will also make him or her realize that there will always be hope around, with friends like you, symbolized by the light that glows in the darkness.

A lighted candle can let another one know that you hope for a much better friendship. Friendship is one relationship that gets tested time and time again. You can't expect it to be smooth-sailing all the time, simply because you and your friends don't share the same kinds of values. Thus, it's always possible that arguments will put a strain on what could have been a very beautiful friendship. But a lighted candle can hopefully change all that. An offer of one can mean that you forgive and are willing to forget whatever has happened between the two of you, in the same way that you look forward to the time that the friend can also forgive you. If you have met some one new and you wish that s/he can be a good friend someday, you can send them a virtual a lighted candle too. Lighting it and saying in the accompanying email message that goes with most virtual candles that it was nice meeting them.

A candle can be bought online. However, you really don't need to spend a lot just to have one. There are some websites that offer virtual candles, which are definitely for free. Many say the one offered by The Center for Healing Arts is the prettiest. I would agree. All you need to do is to pick a candle and "light" it. You can also choose to send it to his or her e-mail, with a heartfelt message to go along with it.

Robbie

Dec. 28, 2008 (18:27)

Tags: email, friendship, candle, light, forgive, sympathy