Sunday, September 11, 2011

The Candles of Bliss


The Candles of Bliss

 When I see floating candles in an Urli or a pond with petals of roses, a glamorous, yet peaceful magnificence surrounds me.

The charm, the simplicity, and the illuminating light says and speaks for itself as it overpowers and at the same time becomes ‘one’ with the darkness that resides in the dark black night, of the sky or in your life.


Isn't it surprising that over the years we have come to appreciate the output more than what made it?

The same goes for Candles as well. The paraffin wax, or the Gel wax look plain enough, and in fact it takes an effort to stay besides the flame with all that smoke around you, only to ‘gift a shape’ to the banal looking wax. And that’s when a dash of colour and a mould do their magic, with some tricks that make one of the most beautiful things in the world~ Candles.

I know how to make candles and I learnt it. When I was in school, a friend of mine gifted me a gel wax candle on my birthday. It was red colored in a glass with sparkle on it.
And well, when I learnt the art, I gifted to my friends as well on their birthdays.   
these are the candles I made during my classes

A bouquet of flowers I made from wax. Requires a lot of effort!:P
The splendidness of candles is ethereal. Right from the time it takes the shape, to when they are decorated and gifted and when they are lighted, all they spread is that ‘light of bliss and beauty’ all around. 
I love looking at candles. But when I see them in all their splendour, I just don’t feel like lighting them, for I feel as if the ‘life’ in the candle will die. Thus, there have been times when I felt like buying them, but ended up just ‘taking in’ their charm for the fear that lighting them would only end up making me feel sad.

Isn’t it ironical that the very wax that gives us a breather of life and vitality ends up losing itself in the process? It’s an expression of selflessness to me. How one ignites and burns oneself so much, only to let the ‘light of love and peace’ spread afar to enlighten those who are in the dark!

My handmade floating candle with Marigold Flowers:)
                             

And I’ll end with these lines:

“Spread your charm and splendour in being your true self, that’s perhaps the best ‘gift’ you give as well as receive.”~ Aakriti

11 comments:

Subhrashis Adhikari said...

candles are beautiful, aren't they?
like the message at the end....

Cheers!
SUB

Aakriti said...

heya Sub!!!:):)oh yes...they are beautiful any day!!:) thank you:)Hope you doing well?

Unknown said...

Hello Aakriti, I do not know you. Just that, saw your blog in the list of Saumya di's. Your blog is simply b-e-a-utiful. I couldn't resist but follow your blog. Its equally inspiring too! Would LOVE to read more from you.
God bless. :)

Aakriti said...

Heya Aavika...wow!! I simply love ur name. it's sweet as honey! Thank u so much for coming by and following my space:) and would LOVE to have more of you here:) God Bless you too dear:)

Bhargav Bhatt said...

it enlightens... not only you but your surroundings too...

heyyyyy hiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, hope u ok...
awesome again... cheersss

Kunal said...

selflessness....yes...giving something..without expecting anything in return...if only...we could have more people like this!

Aakriti said...

heya Bhargav:):) yes..candles are enlightening, true to what they do:) nice to have u here after long...well yeah.m just ok;p..n thnks:)

Aakriti said...

heyloz Kunal...main te vari javan teri photography pe:P...I m looking forward to great work from u in future:)and yeah. well as far as being selfless goes there can be a complete different post on it:P...thoda selfish hona acha hota hai..;)

Zenifer Dsouza said...

The candles create a serene atmosphere.
They are so beautiful.
Just love them.

Aakriti said...

Yes Zenifer...true indeed:)

:-Dee said...

The best part of diwali are these candles and diyas!!!

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