🌟 The Little Lantern — Shines Finally

 In a silent cave, far beneath the earth, a tiny lantern 🌟 sat alone

unlit, unnoticed, uncertain.

It had never seen the stars.
Never felt warmth.
Never known light.

All it saw were shadows.

📖 Each day, strange shapes danced across the cave walls. Mysterious. Haunting. Beautiful.

The lantern watched quietly, thinking:
"If I watch long enough, maybe I’ll understand them."

So it sat still...
And waited.

But no matter how long it stared, nothing changed.

Then, one day, a quiet voice flickered inside its heart.

"Dear Lantern," it whispered,
"You weren’t made to understand shadows."
"You were born to light them up."

Confused, the lantern asked,
"But I’ve never shined before. What if I don’t work?"

The voice smiled like morning sunlight:
"Only one way to know."

So, for the first time ever…
The little lantern let go of fear—and let itself glow.

The whole cave transformed.
Shadows vanished.
Colors bloomed.
The dark became alive.

And the lantern finally saw:
It had always been the light. Waiting for light to come from somewhere was a Mistake

✨ SOLUTION:
We spend so much time waiting to be ready. Watching others. Doubting our spark.

But maybe, like the little lantern…
You don’t need permission to shine.
Just the courage to switch yourself on.

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🔦 “When you light up the world, you realize the shadows never had the power.”

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