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Ashish prajapati
Ashish prajapati

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The Flame of Creation

🌙Hello Everyone,

I know I usually write posts about coding, hosting, and all things development — but tonight feels different. I was feeling a little low, and instead of debugging lines of code, I found myself tracing lines of thought. Somewhere between fatigue and reflection, a story began to form — a story that captures the quiet fire behind every programmer’s journey. So, here it goes…


In a quiet town, there lived a young coder named Arin.
Every night, while the world outside slept, Arin sat beside a flickering candle — typing away, solving problems, creating worlds out of logic and light.

One night, the power went out.
His laptop battery was dying, the room went silent, and the candle burned low.
For a moment, Arin felt defeated.
He thought, “Maybe this is a sign… maybe I should rest.”

But then, he looked at the candle — its flame was small, trembling… yet still burning.
It didn’t stop just because the night got darker.
So, Arin took a deep breath, and with that little bit of light, he kept going.
He wrote one more line. Then another.

When the morning came, sunlight spilled into the room — the candle was gone, but its purpose was fulfilled.
And on his screen, a small message blinked:

“Program executed successfully.”

From that day, whenever Arin felt low, he remembered the candle —
that even the smallest light can guide you through the darkest night.


And that’s it — The Flame of Creation.
Sometimes, we forget that even the smallest flame can guide us through the darkest nights. Maybe we don’t need a breakthrough every day — maybe, just keeping the fire alive is enough. So, to every tired coder out there: keep your candle burning, even when the world goes dark. ✨💻


💬 Hey guys, I know this is completely different from my usual posts. Should I continue sharing stories like this, or go back to my regular coding and dev posts? I’d love to hear your thoughts — drop a comment and let me know!

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