Once
there was a family of matchsticks living in a cramped
and dark match box. All their lives they’ve always
feared the darkness and longed for light. However, they
also know that every time light appears one of their
brothers or sisters will be picked by two huge things
from the sky, and never to return. That short burst of
light is always followed by sadness over their missing
sibling.
One day, there was that familiar rumble followed by a
burst of light. Then two huge things came down from the
sky and picked up one of their siblings. However, this
time, a second matchstick was accidentally carried out
of the matchbox and fell to the ground. There, he saw,
with great horror, as the two huge things strike the
head of his brother against a wall. He also saw that his
brother’s head suddenly exploded into such great light
that he was temporarily blinded.
All of the sudden he felt the two great things pick him
up. He closed his blinded eyes because for sure his head
will be smashed against the wall. Instead, the two huge
things placed him back into the matchbox where from then
on he proclaimed to everyone, "Do not fear the darkness
for light lives within us."