Why Should Someone Love You? – The Unseen Light Within

# In the heart of a bustling city, where laughter echoed through crowded streets and love bloomed in every corner, there lived a young man named Elias. He was kind, thoughtful, and full of dreams—yet he often wondered, *"Why should someone love me?"*

Elias wasn’t the tallest, the richest, or the most charming. He didn’t have the eloquence of poets or the confidence of leaders. He was simply… himself. And in a world that celebrated extraordinary talents and dazzling personalities, he felt invisible.

One evening, as he wandered through the city’s festival of lights, he paused near an old street vendor selling lanterns. Among the bright, colorful ones, there was a single lantern—plain, unlit, and overlooked.

"That one never sells," the vendor sighed. "People always choose the brightest, the most dazzling. No one wants something so ordinary."

Elias stared at the lantern and saw himself in its dim reflection. He bought it.

## **The First Spark**

That night, Elias lit the lantern in his small apartment. To his surprise, the flame inside didn’t just glow—it *danced*. Shadows flickered across the walls, painting stories of forgotten legends and hidden dreams. The light wasn’t the brightest, but it was warm, comforting, and alive.

A knock came at his door. His neighbor, a woman named Liora, stood there, her eyes wide.

"I saw your light from my window," she said. "It’s… beautiful. May I come in?"

Elias, startled, let her inside. As they sat together, the lantern’s glow wrapped around them like a quiet embrace. Liora, who had always been surrounded by people who loved her for her beauty and wit, found herself staring not at the light—but at the man who had kindled it.

"Why did you choose this lantern?" she asked.

"Because no one else did," Elias admitted. "I thought it deserved to shine."

Liora smiled. "And what if someone feels the same way about *you*?"

## **The Hidden Light in the Dark**

Days passed, and Liora returned often. She brought books, music, and stories—but most of all, she brought *attention*. She noticed the way Elias remembered small details about people, how he listened more than he spoke, how his quiet presence made others feel safe.

One evening, as a storm raged outside, the power went out. The city plunged into darkness—except for Elias’s lantern, still burning steadily. Neighbors gathered in his apartment, drawn by that single, unwavering light.

In that moment, Elias realized something:

**Love isn’t about being the brightest flame—it’s about being the one that stays lit when everything else goes dark.**

## **The Revelation**

Liora took his hand as the others chatted around them. "You’ve been asking yourself why someone should love you, haven’t you?"

Elias nodded.

"Let me tell you why *I* do," she said.

- **Because you see beauty in what others ignore.**
- **Because your silence holds more wisdom than a thousand speeches.**
- **Because when the world is loud, you are the calm.**
- **Because you don’t love to be loved back—you love simply because it’s who you are.**

Tears welled in Elias’s eyes. For the first time, he understood:

**The right person doesn’t love you for what you lack—they love you for what you *are*, even when you can’t see it yourself.**

## **The Light That Never Fades**

Years later, Elias and Liora sat on their porch, watching their children play under the stars. The old lantern, now weathered but still glowing, hung above them.

One of their daughters, curious, asked, "Papa, why do you keep this old lantern? We have brighter ones now."

Elias smiled. "Because it taught me something important."

"What?"

"That the world doesn’t need you to be the sun," he said. **"It just needs you to be *your* light."**

And in that moment, surrounded by love, Elias finally knew—

**Someone should love you not because you are perfect, but because you are *you*. And that is more than enough.**

### **Moral of the Story**
*You don’t have to be extraordinary to be loved. You just have to be true. The right person won’t love you for what you can give them—they’ll love you for the light you naturally bring into the world.*