Ashes remain. So we are blessed in the ashes after all the fire is extinguished. The fire does not last. The ashes do. Even if they are carried by the wind, washed by water or buried in the ground. Even if they are put on fire again. They always remain, no matter what.
Speech. It was part of a story.
Edited on 28/12/17. ("cinzas permanecem/por isso nós somos abençoados")