Celebrating Diwali- Road to Global Peace???

Well Julia Roberts definitely feels so. Great thought I should say and kind of different  approach to make amends among various and equally diverse mindsets. Way to go Julia.

When I read in today’s newspaper about it, I was joyous at first and soon it got me contemplating about the significance of thought if it is well accepted and more importantly meticulously executed. Lets just not talk about Diwali. For that matter take any festival having a long history of being celebrated over generations as per respective ideologies (either social or religious).  Christmas, Month of Ramadan followed by Id, Diwali to name few. Names may be different so are the ways of celebrating, but one thing that is common mostly in these festivals is the fact that it reflects different facets of human nature and tries to teach us respect those values and have FAITH.

Joy is contagious so are the celebrations. But in massive demonstration of celebrations do we really give a thought to why are those festivities being held and what was the intent of it being given a special place in our religious or say social life???  Well who has time to ponder over this in todays jet-set nano age?? Most of us are busy planning a get-together or some other activities. Having a good time is more important than giving a thought to what is the spirit in it. Capturing the essence of the festive spirit is overwhelmed by excessive celebratory mood all around.

Coming back to what Julia spoke, it would be path-breaking if we really give a shot to accept the festivals of other social/religious groups and try to understand the  essence of it rather than celebrating it on face value. Understanding the soul of any festival would help us to understand the way of life on the other side. It would help us to bond better, diminish the misconceptions and rattle the inhibitions we harbour against each other.  If that happens, it would then herald the dawn of new world. A world more tolerant, more inclusive of everyone involved and most importantly the mutual respect finely calibrated by willingness to share and accept the things around among each other with joy.

Afterall isn’t every major festival boasts of enhanced beauty of it self when the joy is shared???

The festival just transforms into Divine.