The light we grow inside our ourselves is not just a power for us - it is the light with which we shine and guide those around us; those we choose to bring close enough to share in our light.
Though it may feel like a selfish act to feed our own soul, our heart, head, and needs, in truth, whatever it is we use to feed our own light, will aid others as well. Pause for a moment and consider, when you feel you are in the darkest space possible, what do you do? Do you wallow and fumble through it alone, or do you reach out to another who you see as a person of strength, compassion, warmth, and all of that. At some point we usually will look to a person whom we see as a bright point in our life and follow their lead. How do they lead us? What is it that draws us like a moth? Perhaps, like our nighttime friends, we are drawn to a flame, even if we cannot see it, we still sense it.
So, if not for you, then for others, stoke the fire inside and brighten the dimmest of corners so we all may find our way home and bask in the light.
~Master Staup