The Flame

So many things can be attributed to a flame. What a flame is depends on the user of the word. Not just that but the context from which it was inspired.

Flame.

You see, I love how fire was described in ATLA. It was described as power but only when used wisely. It was described as beautiful, colourful, a symbol of good. Just how could something so powerful, so chaotic, so unpredictable be good? How could it be beautiful?

I was thinking about this. I love Avatar: The Last Airbender a lot and I tend to rewatch it. So, this got me thinking. Fire in the general context is always attributed to heat. Even in Christianity, fire is attributed to the Holy Spirit. His move and presence have been described multiple times as heat. Even the Bible refers to the zeal for the Gospel as fire. So many context. So many… and yet I was left with one revelation.

Flame. Fire. Described as beautiful and colourful yet unpredictable and a bundle of chaos. So raw. So powerful. I find that every human is a flame, that goes through a flame to become a flame. Does that make sense? Let me break it down.

Most times life throws us into fire. The heat of that fire at the moment might seem unbearable. It feels like we’re being punished but guess what? Diamonds can only be made from heat! A true diamond must be forged in fire and it must face extreme pressure. This made something kick inside my chest!

All the times I have gone through stuff, I have lost something and I have gained something even if I am not aware of it. I don’t know how better to explain that the beautiful, chaotic, unpredictable flame is YOU and I! Not just that, we are powerful!

When I thought hard about this, I realised once again that Life is a process. It is temporary. Everything we experience is to prepare us for something greater.

When I was invited to share a part of my soul with this beautiful community, I just knew that I was permitted to be as raw, chaotic, and unpredictable as possible because this was True Beauty!

So from now on, I walk with the truth right in my heart. I am as untameable as the fire, a flame that can never be put out.