BANZA July 2016 Issue | Page 23

Candles of the EDITOR'S NOTE Heart Where there is love, there is life. _ Mahatma Gandhi Candles have a peaceful ambiance about them; they create an aura of romance and holiness. Most nights, at least the ones I manage to, I try to light up candles and just be by myself to reflect, think about something or nothing, and feel a sense of peace. The power of a single conviction is enough to move masses to action or inaction, like the power of a single candle to light up an entire hall, similar to the heart which can rule the mind. These same causes are like flames on a candle; they burn in a peaceful, steady and almost silent, unnoticed manner. But they still burn. They still produce light. And our hearts desires, our genuine hearts purpose manifests in the same way. We feel in certain ways about certain things. And when we look closer or listen more intently, we get to experience the flame with increasing intensity. Our potential as humans is crazy! It’s 2016 and what we have achieved is phenomenal. But we haven’t yet I believe that our hearts have candles reached our climax. Because there in them. are so many of us, and each of us has a candle in the heart, and that candle These candles have everlasting wax that is burning with a flame so real and produces flames of cause for as long as impactful, waiting to be released to we live. our world, to shine bright, to inspire and illuminate lives and to make the Companies open up because of a world a better place. burning desire to create something or change something- a cause. It’s that simple. Strikes occur, and revolutions take place because of a burning desire to What’s your flame? effect change- a cause. Babies are made, and relationships are Find it. formed because of a burning desire to create something new, something great Happy reading and beautiful- a cause. Eric Maingi Editor-in-Chief