It’s time again to celebrate Diwali-The Festival of Lights, or the victory of good over evil whether you are in India or anywhere in the universe.
As kids we used to hate getting up early, but here was a morning we used to get up on the first alarm from our parents as if it was the most important day in our life and today remembering back I can tell you those were definitely some of our best diwali mornings. I am sure the kid in you would definitely second me today on this.
I am sure all of you would accept with me that during our childhood we would try not to sleep the night before diwali eagerly waiting for the morning to arrive but eventually used to fall sleep.
We used to wait for my mother to rinse our hair with oil for the head bath, salute the god, wear new clothes, go out and freak with friends bursting crackers. Once finished we used to go to our friends house to eat sweets.
I do not know whether it is the spiraling prices, the inflation factor, or the experience that comes along with the age that has taken away the enthusiasm of a child in most people like us. In fact we are happy today to see our children enjoying diwali, mostly being like Non-Playing Captains.
I wish to conclude by saying that I believe
“There is greater pleasure in giving rather than receiving”.
“Happy Diwali”.
In this age of Facebook, Orkut and Twitter which have become the order of the day, its surprising to note that even your friend next door wishes you happy diwali on this social Networks.
This strengthens my feeling that
"Heart to Heart though apart, they cannot destroy the Memories apart"
I sincerely wish & hope to try and get back that enthusiasm by atleast reliving those moments through the songs of our times
Bhasker M Sundaresan
