Hold on to Your Candle

Picture this,

You are in the dark jungle and the only thing you are given is a candle. You must make your way across the jungle and ignore the other things like animals, bugs, noises, etc. After the jungle there is a place filled with light and peace. So to pass the jungle you need this candle. It's your only light and it will help you see in the dark jungle. You are walking with the candle in your hand and then it gets windy. You quickly cover the candle and make sure it doesn't blow away with the wind. Then you keep walking, and after a while it starts raining. You immediately cover the candle and make sure it is still lit. You will do anything to keep the candle safe in order to pass the jungle and enter a place filled with light. You would not get distracted by other things. If you saw a bunch of fireflies, you wouldn't just let go of the candle and follow the fireflies. 

Now think about reality. The candle is like our faith in Allah. The jungle is this world. The distractions are waswaas (evil thoughts from Shaytan), the fireflies are the worldly desires and attractions. The place of peace is like Paradise. You would not give your candle away,  because it's your only way to pass the jungle; likewise, you would try to hold on to your Imaan (faith in Allah) because it's your only way to Paradise (Jannah).

-Tajreen