Tobas and the candlemaker

Tobas was a Northern born Sekant who every day met a candlemaker on his way home and bought 2 for his Sekirke. Tobas took an interest in the mans life and helped bring the village together to help him out of tough times.

Summary

Tobas was a Northern born Sekant who every day met a candlemaker on his way home and bought 2 for his Sekirke. One day Tobas noticed the candlemaker had stopped lighting the candles in his shop to attract customers so he asked the man "why do you not light the candles anymore?" to which the candlemaker replied "My light, my love has gone, why should I care if I bestow it upon the world". The candlemakers wife had recently passed away, the candlemaker had no one in his life anymore. He was closing his shop as soon as he could afford to move and start a new life elsewhere. Tobas went away and the next day he invited the candlemaker to his service that evening and told him to bring with him as many candles as he could carry. That evening the candlemaker arrived and was greeted by the entire village, they had each brought enough to buy his candles and lit them, placing them all around the church and the village. Together they sang, prayed and told stories deep into the night. The next day Tobas went into the candlemakers shop to buy his 2 candles, the candlemaker wasn't in the front and there were no candles on display. Tobas felt he had failed the man but hoped he would find happiness elsewhere in this world, but then he heard a noise from the back and the candlemaker came out. "Sorry about the empty shop, I'm making more right now, come back tomorrow and I'll make sure there's two candles waiting for you." The next day the candlemakers store was full of candles again, all of them lit.

Historical Basis

The story within the teachings of The Sek is believed to be based on an actual man called Tobas, however there is no evidence of the story being true or false.