Everyone makes mistakes
Adam and Chava (Eve.) The first man and the first woman. They were created on Friday. They just had to make it to Shabbos without sinning and they would have lived forever in Gan Eden. But, they made a mistake. Their mistake introduced death to the world. They were sent out of Gan Eden. The primordial light that was created on the first day of Creation was hidden away. Punishment came in the form of hard work in order to eat and pain in order to give birth.
As a gift, H-shem allowed Adam and Chava to stay and enjoy the incredible spiritual and physical delights of Gan Eden for that first Shabbos. When we light Shabbos candles we are correcting Adam and Chava’s mistake. They introduced death, work and darkness to the world. We create life, rest and light. They tried to hide from H-shem and we come to greet Him. Everyone makes mistakes. The question is what do you do with them. Use Shabbos to see things as they really are. Ora v’simcha Shabbos menucha. Light and joy – the restful serenity of Shabbos.