About Flare Effect - HELP - how to use

Ok really what is it about the lens flare effect, i mean it looks so cool in the distance but why i can´t just assign the same flare effect to an object??? i haven´t able, only the distant flare effect works for me with the camera, but not if i assign a flare to an object how could i achieve this¿?.

HElp…

Flares can be assigned to any object with a light component. Just drag the flare you want from your project view (assuming you’ve imported the standard flares package) onto the flare slot of the light.