May the festival of lights light & bright up your life and bring lot of happiness and prosperity to you. Hope the crackers crack & destroy evil in you. (Do u ever wonder how many of that ll be needed for each one in you?)
All this makes mangal akritis ( SMS wishes that’s all i could do) markers of a well-organized and fulfilling life that is rich and full in every way, and which touches not only the individual but embraces the family, community and village.
Question is why only these particular days of fair n festivities to remind us to have fun n joy in life? Isn’t EVERYDAY A CELEBRATION? Why should u feel happy only on certain days of the year fixed for celebration? Life is not jail or punishment; life is to be lived in such a way that smiling comes naturally.
From social angle,It does add to solidarity in society & a sense of integration among individuals, boost up family ties and brings social order. Another aspect could be, society is compensating you for when it feels that repression may explode into a dangerous situation if not compensated. But true celebration should come from and in your life; it can not be according to the calender. Strange, the whole year misery suddenly disappears with Deepavali. Either the misery was false or the date assigned for celebration is false; both can not be true.
From economic angle, spreads consumerism, increases demand – evident of malls revenues boosting up, and thereby adding to RBI’s woes of inflation control. Today, in RBI’s Policy review, it is bound to raise REPO & REVERSE REPO despite concerns of slowing growth rate. ( 13 times since 2010)
From religious & Spiritual angle, Even the concept of Laksmi as Mangalmayi, an embodiment of everything that is auspicious, must be understood within the confines of dharma or the tradition of a moral and social order. The concept of mangal & dharma are inseparable.
A mangalmaya life is one that is lived not just for individual success and prosperity but equally for the welfare of everyone. At internal & spiritual level, Life should be a never ending celebration, a festival of lights the whole year round. Only then you can blossom. Transform small things into celebration. Life is not a punishment, nor is it a sin. It is your RIGHT TO ENJOY( in series of so many rights offered by our dear govt, right to food, right to education, right to live u/a 21 of our constitution. New being added every alternate day as a policy measure covertly with ulterior motive of vote bank populist politics or @ international level, in unipolar world, USA pushed R2P- innovative MANGAL AKRITI – Right to Protect doctrine to intervene militarily any where in the world of course through UN supported as a moral obligation/justification.)
Let Deepavali remind us – it will be a sin, if you don’t enjoy. Happy Deepavali. Enjoy and stay blessed!!!
