The more electricity cuts we get, the smaller and thinner our candles become. Because of the increased cuts in electricity, my grandmother, may her soul rest in peace, started imaging that candles were disappearing. She then decided to control the use of candles in our household as she would confiscate candles from whoever bought them and anyone storing candles would be discovered for his peddling.
الشمع في بلادنا حق لابد منه و لا مفر منه و كلما زاد انطفاء الكهرباء كلما زادت شموعنا رشاقة و صغراً، و من كثرة انطفاء الكهرباء حتى سيطر على جدتي- رحمها الله- هاجس اختفاء الشمع، فقررت احتكار الشمع بالبيت فأي احد يشتري شمع صادرت منه شمعه و أي احد خزن شمعاً كشفت تهريبه .