The Candlelit River
A Waterway That Remembered Light
Once a year, villagers released candles onto a slow, winding river. The flames didn’t float away — they drifted backward, upstream. People believed the river returned their hopes to the past, healing old wounds. One year, a boy whispered his forgiveness into a candle. When it drifted upstream and vanished, he felt his heart change instantly. The river taught that forgiveness travels both directions through time.
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