1:20 am 26 Oct, 2008 when officially there is diwali in India as well as USA.
After wishing diwali to everyone, its time to contemplate. As we grew older we realized that bursting crackers is dumb and we stopped. As we grew further older, we realized that the theory to celebrate Ram's homecoming to Ayodhya after that battle doesn't impress us that much. So we stopped celebrating that as well. And as we grew older, we realized that we are no longer those small roudy children who can not keep our houses clean. So, today our house is also neat and tidy (Disclaimer: Neatness is relative and as per my mom's scale i am always below par). And we were always lazy to light light candles or deep, unless forced by parents
So now the question is : How do we celebrate diwali? With no need to clean house, no belief in Ram's coming back to ayodhya, no bursting crackers, and no incentive to decorate house, how to still enjoy the spirit of diwali?
For me, what makes diwali special is just that childhood nostalgia when i used to do all those things and a feeling of been there done that. I make some sweet (kheer this time) and share it with some friends. Then either i watch a movie, or maro thass with friends which i do any other day. How to make diwali special?
How to ensure that diwali carries a special meaning as it has done throughout my childhood? Something to look forward, something to cherish, something unique, something worth rememberable.
2 comments:
make ur diwali special by eating lottss and lottss and lottss and lotts of sweets..especially the sweets of the season .. the sweets of the harvest...i wish i could have had ur kheer :) .. as for me, i made the day special by eating kheer, gulab jamun and boondi ke laddoo
Per me, you have done your bit for Diwali by writing this post. For some feelings, the urge to quench them is enough :). Belated happy diwali.
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