In a small village on the western slope of a long, low mountain, a candle maker has spent forty-three years learning how beeswax, wick, and patience can become a steady light.Edwin Hale makes tall, slowly tapering candles by the same method his mother taught him. Each one takes most of a day. Each one burns for hours. When a young woman comes down from the hills one autumn afternoon to ask for one more candle for her elderly father, Edwin understands that the request is not about light at all. It is about the kind of attention a candle flame asks of the person who sits beside it.A gentle bedtime story about craft, the small things that hold a life together, and the quiet flame that is patient with whoever sits beside it.CHAPTERS00:00 The Workshop on the Western Slope03:30 Tall Candles, Made Slowly07:00 Orders from Faraway People10:30 A Young Woman at the Door14:00 What Candlelight Asks of Us17:30 A Candle for the Hills19:30 Patient with the DarkIn the upper part of the village, where the road begins to climb toward the forest, there is a workshop with a door the color of dried rosemary. Edwin has worked there for forty-three years. The candles are tall, slow-burning, and smell only of beeswax. Each candle is dipped twelve times, and Edwin times the cooling by the position of the sun. When a stranger arrives asking for a candle for a father who has read by candlelight for sixty years, Edwin does not ask why. He only begins to make it. A warm, slow story about craft and the kind of light that does not pretend to be brighter than it is.This episode was created with AI assistance. The Candle Maker was written as an original bedtime tale about patience and handmade craft, narrated in a gentle Australian grandfather's voice for evening rest.DISCLAIMER 📢Bedtime Sleep Stories For Grownups is an independent production by HustleStudios. The stories and topics discussed are for entertainment and informational purposes only. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect HustleStudios or its affiliates.Some names and details may be altered to protect privacy. Listener discretion advised. All content protected under copyright law.This episode might be ad-supported. Support us on Patreon for ad-free episodes, early access, and exclusive promos.👉 Check our Patreon👉 Or subscribe via Apple Podcasts📻 Listen to Hustle Studios Radio 24/7!🎧 radio.hustlestudios.net/live🔊 All our podcasts — playing back to back, anytime!

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