People say Deepavali is about LIGHT ....or that it signifies the triumph of Good over Evil....and that Lord Krishna beheaded the demon narakasura..... and these stories go on and on.....but why complicate something so simple.... its all about love and peace at heart....
My Deepavali is....
that ONE simple breakfast at home...with family with the same old "thosai" , "Idly" gravy and chutneys... which tastes extra delicious on that day simply because everyone sitting around at the table...had taken time to reschedule all their work or business....and had been running around like mad to prepare the cookies .... or had saved money for a few months to get gifts for their loved ones.... or had travelled thousands of miles just to be there....or had driven all night after work as leave wasnt approved by their company....or had worked over time and weekends just to get the extra days off .... and this time one of my cousin had eye infection so bad that she looked like she had been punched in the eye in a boxing match !! and yet with a tissue in her hand and sunglass , she wears her new saree and comes over to enjoy the breakfast without any complain...all for a plain thosai and some gravy ?
Later we see our fathers and grown up brothers and sisters enjoying the firecrackers more than the kids themselves !!... we tire ourselves by going from one uncles house to another.... all in a day or the next....
So does it matter if it was the day Lord Krishna defeated Narakasura..... ?
Its all about love.... to have that ONE meal together no matter what.... !! Funny part is...every year we discuss to make the event different but end up doing EXACTLY the same thing.... and still ENJOY it to the maximum though it was the first time :) and thats the beauty of DEEPAVALI :):)
So for those of you who had been doing the same thing year after year ....KEEP GOING !
Hope you had a great celebration too :):)
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