It has been a while since I wrote, well I was excited about diwali, no not for the sake of crackers, this time I was going on to meet my family and celebrate first diwali after my marriage with them……. Any festival is fun when you celebrate it with near and dear ones, isn’t it??
I had a great time visiting relatives and talking about many things, but was in my mind for a long time was not just the time spent with family, but the 3 little boys who were looking at me while I was bursting crackers, well I understood that they wanted the crackers, so without hesitating I gave away few of the crackers to them…. These guys I am sure must have been not more than 6 years, the moment they held the crackers in their hands I could see their faces lit up like a million stars. I could not believe that half an hour had elapsed already admiring their innocence that it seemed a very short duration.
I was waiting to see these little ones burst the crackers, instead they met with other set of boys, probably of their age and shared the crackers with them, as they were empty handed……… It was a wonderful sight to see all these tiny ones bursting crackers together and in harmony.... Again I gave crackers to the little ones who were initially standing and looking at me, to my surprise this time they shared the crackers with other group of guys and thanked me wholeheartedly and gave me a toffee which ofcourse I could not refuse………
These tiny ones waved good bye to me and left the place with their million dollar smiles on the faces…. As they were moving farther away from me, I was still standing at my gate, draped in my silk saree and looking at them…. These kids had silently taught me the art of giving and sharing, not only during diwali, but every festival becomes meaningful when you learn to share and everyday starts and ends with a peaceful feel…………….
They could have burst all the crackers themselves, instead both the times they shared it with others and also acknowledged me by thanking me and a toffee for me………….. This was yet another thing which I learnt to thank people who help me and acknowledge them…………..