The festival of lights...

A rainy day, two major blockbusters, fireworks that are never enough, sweets that just seem to pour in.. making everyday of your diet worthwhile :) , calls from people who you
thought had forgotten your existence, friends visting which stops you from cribbing about
the six am wake up call... Diwali...
One of the biggest and brightest festivals India celebrates... But this time.. there wasn't any rain... both the blockbusters didn't burst any chart(except maybe the most disappointing), sweets seemed to be really limited cause now the diet is controlled by my mom, calls from people i didnt know existed, friends aren't even in the same city and fireworks just kinda got boring... not to mention the exams round the corner...
But this diwali... the mood was more about quality time...for
your family and yourself...with people more aware of those who aren't as privileged as them and actually pitching in to give them a glimpse and bring a smile to those faces as well as
ours...
(You really should try helping out distributing gifts to the orphanages on festivals like
diwali.. the response is sooo overwhelming... and gives you a content feeling...makes every
moment you celebrate even more special...)

Have you wondered about the different people who send rockets upto the sky? When my brother and I were doing the same and our parents were with us, it felt comforting and
brought this sense of happiness... all of us together.. interested in the same thing..
either mocking at my bro's inability to light the rocket towards the sky and not to the
next door building or just admiring the rockets from other houses... makes you wonder.. how is it in that house..or the one next to it.. or the next... more than a countable share of
families are doing almost the same thing as you are(atleast the essence), having their
share of jokes and fun.. people hardly remember their worries or problems for that one
night.. when everyone is under one roof...That one time in the year when,irrespective of
the fact of whether you've gone on family vacations or not,the entire family is
together...doing the one thing they all love... having fun together... a day that'll carry
them through the next year..and makes them look forward to a similar day..and also gives
them a sense of peace.. from the fact that they always have people who love them for who
they are..and are always there no matter what happens...

Diwali.. a festival that highlights the victory of good over evil.. although its said
that,these days people celebrate this festival without the memory of this very reason...
when we are able to forget whats troubling us and bring some sort of joy to those near and
dear to us with just our presence...Aren't we conquering the evils of sadness,grief and
pain.. even if its just for a day?.. Nah.. I don't think we've forgotten the reason of
celebration.. we just have our own victories to celebrate...Happy diwali!!!