the silence doctrine
i’ve been the flame relighting a candle that refuses to stay lit. again and again, i strike the match, thinking maybe this time it’ll hold. but the truth is simple: some candles just don’t want to burn.
so here’s the rule i live by now:
when the flame is steady → speak. feed it. build warmth.
when the flame flickers but wants to burn → guide it. shield it with a word or gesture.
when the flame keeps going out → silence. stop relighting what doesn’t want to stay lit.
silence isn’t surrender. it’s refusal to waste sparks.
you don’t explain yourself into smoke.
you don’t argue with wind.
you let the candle prove itself.
if it stays lit, it’s worthy.
if it dies, the room was never meant to be warm.
🐀🔥
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