Dec 11, 2024
Dec 11, 2024
by T. A. Ramesh
Joy of Festival of Lights!
With the ground sparklers boosting with colourful light
Missile crackers went up and burst into bright bonfires;
Crackers crackling all round festival is celebrated grand!
Joy of festival of lights went with exchange of greetings
On emails, in person and over cell phones by everyone;
All faces lit with bright smiles reflected by new dresses!
Darkness of night and very early morning was torn off
By bright lights of colourful sparklers all round the town;
Nobody had tiredness in the celebration of joy for long!
Just for a day of celebration all seemed to have engaged
In buying all things from head to foot very busy everywhere
Almost month long in the towns and cities for this year too!
After celebration the joy of festival of lights remain in mind
Increasing only interest to do the same next year too better still!
Diwali!
Diwali! What is it and why is it celebrated so lavishly every year? It is the celebration of the Death Anniversary of Demon Narakasura, the incarnation of all Evils in toto in the legendary age of the world! Corruption, dowry, unemployment, poverty, ignorance and disease are the Evils need to be eliminated for celebrating Diwali……. soon…..!
Corruption
Commission called corruption is paid for any job to be done today whether to get admission for education or job in the govt. institution. Such a demand there is in all walks of life due to population that quality, honesty, sincerity are all thrown away as obsolete escutcheon. Simply fair or foul, nothing is impossible by corruption in this world. By this Evil politicians exploit people before and after the Elections. Believing them people too vote them to power only to be deceived!
Dowry System
Since long domination of male over female is there till today. Dowry system is the evil that degrades the whole of woman race and that makes women folks a lifelong bondage to men in marriage. Women as the mother earth are born to bear but not foolishnesses! Women folks keeping this in mind should mould the modern world.
Unemployment Problem
Wrong planning and over population keep unemployment eternal, putting youths, educated or uneducated in despair and desolation. They out of fear of the future get excited, restless and unreleased. Not knowing what to do next they seek for some asylum in vain and to get peace of mind they easily succumb to drug culture, from where there is no escape to anyone but only in death!
Poverty
Poverty is acute where population is high and development is poor! Superstition and ignorance put people forever in misery and poverty. Poverty is the last stage of the border line to the death of eternity, where on millions make the tight rope walk between life and death and hue and cries are heard every day without a solution to find yet. Even then days are pulled on though poverty persists beyond limit!
Ignorance
An old saying says, “Ignorance is bliss!” But a recent saying says, “Ignorance is sin!” Bliss or sin, ignorance certainly makes one a slave. An ignorant person may be independent but psychologically a slave! Mass ignorance makes politicians easy to exploit for staying in power. Of all, ignorance is the root cause for all problems and diseases. So, unless ignorance is squarely eliminated no progress is possible.
Disease
Disease leading to quick death is the end for all the evils. Of all the causes, the most inexcusable one is ignorance. To cure but not accrue disease drugs and drinks are used. But for kick to knock out worries many lick liquors beyond limit and often not satisfied go to drugs and fall ill wholly forever;! So, physical and psychological diseases need serious treatments; Spiritual healing too is needed to bring enlightenment to the ill.
For better future, the evils have to be destroyed by the Almighty. But brightness comes to one only after profound meditation in Him; only when that state is achieved darkness will be fully driven out! So, friends celebrate Diwali keeping that in mind to achieve that!
18-Oct-2014
More by : T. A. Ramesh