The Candle That Burned Backwards
Time Unraveling Flame
In an old monastery, a peculiar candle grew longer as it burned, as if flame rewove the wax from memory. Monks meditated before it, watching their pasts reassemble. Some saw childhood moments restored, others saw lost relationships return briefly in flickers. When one monk tried to grasp the reappeared wax, it melted instantly — the candle offered glimpses of what was, not opportunities to rewrite it. Wisdom came from watching the flame, not from holding the past.
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