Sunday, October 18, 2009
This Diwali, while strolling on the roads, a strange realization took place deep within me.
Diwali was celebrated with great pomp and show last night with the houses embellished and the local crowd in the best of their apparels. What just escaped our celebration were the poverty stricken kids asking for alms all day, on the traffic lights which only compelled them into believing that the festive delights are maybe just not their cup of tea.
Crowd was not in a big number on the road yesterday. A reason maybe that would satisfy was that the most celebrated places for people (that would be some mall) were shut down by early evening.
Even if someone had wanted to go to some good place to have fun, one was left with no chance but to return home. But here come the needy to the rescue. Yes, the misfortunate vegetable vendors and some local street food vendors still awaited the arrival of Goddess Laxmi, who for them was in disguise of customers. It was only the lamentable plight of these vendors that they were obligated to work even on the celebration day. Very ironic was the fact that a major part of the city was graced with the expensive decoration, and people rolled up in designer apparels, and covered with fumes of crackers, while the other hapless minority was busy finding some reason and a way to celebrate the occasion. Yet the minor majority seemed pretty content in their way to enjoy the jubilation.
Perhaps it’s just the Almighty who finally decided to strike some balance between the world of the poor and the rich making the miserable feel the contentment of the festivity.
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best word..and explains everything...
wont say much .. just that ..
this got me confused...we might discuss this one day(i hope)
Well thought. Well written !!
A change of writing style ( with some heavy words sprinkled intermittently, thank You to the thesaurus I believe ;) )
Loved it !!