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| Diwali Magic |
It suddenly feels boring, dull, stuck and still. We
all are back to our customary lives post Diwali and i know most of us are experiencing
any one of these emotions i have just mentioned .Yes??
Yes, finally its over... Yes Diwali 2014 is over. :-(
During the pre Diwali days this time I keenly observed that this unknown surprising and never ending Festive excitement and joy is there all around me every damn year, its the same, in fact increasing but never has declined in all these years.
Diwali is my favorite Indian Festival. I remember the preparation of this big day used to get rolling 20 days in advance at my home. I easily memorize my mother and elder sister starting the Diwali dusting of whole house room wise room. All old junk items were suddenly out. Being the youngest in the family I was not for much of help to them so my favorite job was to discover those old toys, old clothes, and interesting antique things. Every year I used to argue with mum to keep them for few more years instead of throwing. I literally used to argue with her to not discard any of my old toys and deny to share my old clothing’s with anyone else which she religiously used to share with orphanage home every year.
Playing on the soap filled slippery floors… ,listening to scolding of elders to not play in slippery places as I would get hurt :-) Enjoying with my own set of crackers 10 days before diwali with my friends and still keep asking dad to bring lots more on diwali day. Keep waiting for the new dresses mother would bring to be worn during laxmi Pooja on diwali day and day after when people would visit our place. I loved flaunting it on the big day getting ready by 7 pm sharp and getting excited within to burn crackers with friends and cousins and then roam around to see lights across the city and lots more as childhood descriptions are endless and words are never enough to draw it.
That was my detailed definition /thoughts about Diwali when I was a kid. I really don’t know how much it is close to the thoughts of today’s kids but one thing is for sure whether elder or younger this festival brings smiles and excitement in every body.
Yes, finally its over... Yes Diwali 2014 is over. :-(
During the pre Diwali days this time I keenly observed that this unknown surprising and never ending Festive excitement and joy is there all around me every damn year, its the same, in fact increasing but never has declined in all these years.
Diwali is my favorite Indian Festival. I remember the preparation of this big day used to get rolling 20 days in advance at my home. I easily memorize my mother and elder sister starting the Diwali dusting of whole house room wise room. All old junk items were suddenly out. Being the youngest in the family I was not for much of help to them so my favorite job was to discover those old toys, old clothes, and interesting antique things. Every year I used to argue with mum to keep them for few more years instead of throwing. I literally used to argue with her to not discard any of my old toys and deny to share my old clothing’s with anyone else which she religiously used to share with orphanage home every year.
Playing on the soap filled slippery floors… ,listening to scolding of elders to not play in slippery places as I would get hurt :-) Enjoying with my own set of crackers 10 days before diwali with my friends and still keep asking dad to bring lots more on diwali day. Keep waiting for the new dresses mother would bring to be worn during laxmi Pooja on diwali day and day after when people would visit our place. I loved flaunting it on the big day getting ready by 7 pm sharp and getting excited within to burn crackers with friends and cousins and then roam around to see lights across the city and lots more as childhood descriptions are endless and words are never enough to draw it.
It's the "Festival of Lights" today,
It's again the day of Diwali,
It's time to dress up folks,
It's time to adorn the thali,
Its time to burn cracker and light up diyas,
Its time to flaunt the new me,
Its time to run ,giggle, smile and laugh
Its time to bow down to goddess laxmi
Its time to take blessings of elders,
Its time to light up our life,
Its time to wish and hope the best,
Its time for a New year again.
Wish you a Happy Diwali and New Year :-)
(A half remembered poem i had written during my Diwali break of 5th standard, please excuse the bad rhyming:-))
That was my detailed definition /thoughts about Diwali when I was a kid. I really don’t know how much it is close to the thoughts of today’s kids but one thing is for sure whether elder or younger this festival brings smiles and excitement in every body.
Being married now like every other female my definition of Diwali celebration is changed to decorating home to look at its best on the Diwali day, buying loads of decorative things, making different Rangolis, deciding on various outfits for different days ,taking loads of selfies with friends and families (don't smirk, i know we all love doing that..:-
) LOL) , posting pictures to share with friends about our celebrations, making home made nashta sweets, different kind of diyas, lanterens and much more my list of shopping and imaginations would never end.
While making these visits to market this time i was surprised to notice the same magical excitement over years and years is still the same on people’s faces and hearts. The smiles, giggles, and hopeful faces. The shops well decorated days before Diwali, the rangoli and diya wallas standing till late night with hundred of colors and designs, variety of Diyas. Shopping mall flooded with offers. The roads are full of traffic jams due to crowd every where out to shop clothes, decorative, furniture’s, jewelry, home appliances, nashtas, variety of mukhwaas, sweets and much more. The environment is just crazy outside. And it doesn't last for a day or 2. This madness begins 15-20 days prior to Diwali. Every country I guess share such madness once in a year and in India Diwali is the biggest festival like Christmas Madness begins in western countries from December.
So close your eyes for a moment and relive the few days just passed by, am sure you all with agree that yes all of us experienced that electric, positive, joyful festival feeling around us and we are definitely missing it now.
I still cherish all that described above and strongly believe that festivals are times when things around you are different from usual. Festivals unite people. People smile in front of you, they wish, they greet; they forget all their worries and resentments. There are dinner parties, office celebrations, exchange of gifts .There are exchanges of good positive wishes all across, the environment is swamped with positivity. Yes I experienced it and loved watching smiling faces, twinkling eyes of wives, mothers, kids, sisters, fathers while buying joy for their families just because it was Diwali and beginning of Indian (Hindu) New Year - the magic of Indian Festivals.
I still cherish all that described above and strongly believe that festivals are times when things around you are different from usual. Festivals unite people. People smile in front of you, they wish, they greet; they forget all their worries and resentments. There are dinner parties, office celebrations, exchange of gifts .There are exchanges of good positive wishes all across, the environment is swamped with positivity. Yes I experienced it and loved watching smiling faces, twinkling eyes of wives, mothers, kids, sisters, fathers while buying joy for their families just because it was Diwali and beginning of Indian (Hindu) New Year - the magic of Indian Festivals.
I just wish that such positivity keeps floating all around
us forever in our lives.
Wishing you all a very Happy , Joyful and Prosperous New
Year!
May your life light up and get hugged by positivity and divine light.
May
all our wishes come true this year and hoping the same every year.
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Happy Diwali and a Prosperous New Year |
Stay Blessed- Goodluck- J
1 comment:
Nice one....inspiring n true....
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