Meaning of each stick hold your candle (what is it, concept and definition)

What is Each stick hold your candle:

The saying "Each stick holds its candle" means that everyone has to suffer the fate that he or she deserves, depending on the context.

It is a saying of current use, that is related to the sufferings that the fact of living brings with it and that each person must bear, either because it caused them or because he fell into luck.

To do this, use an image of nautical. The saying metaphorically refers to the mast or mast of the ship that holds the sail, which must be strong enough to withstand the movement of the sail when the wind blows vehemently.

Just as the mast must be resistant for navigation to be possible, so each human being must learn to resist the onslaught of life that occurs when, where and how they want.

The saying, however, can also be used in a second meaning, this would be to reject any responsibility in helping someone else who is going through a misfortune. Used in this way, the saying acts as a kind of moral justification for someone who is not solicitous.

A variant of this saying is: "everyone who holds his candle." Another popular saying that has an equivalent or similar meaning is: "everyone carry your suitcase."

A popular Venezuelan saying goes: "the one who pushes the least, pushes a grand piano." The saying, like the one we mention here, implies that everyone carries suffering in life, even when it doesn't seem like it.

See also:

• Such a stick, such a splinter, at a blacksmith's house, a stick knife.