The month of shravan begins today. It is on such occasions that Aai's memory lingers continually. She and Papa would always follow all the rituals most lovingly, and never ever as a hard-n-fast, lifeless code.
Shravan has that lovely feel of abundance, of the fullness of promises nature generously makes to mankind. Everything has a fresh, clean,absolutely cool look, and hence that Shravan feel of a practice rich theory of living in tandem with every being in nature.
Take Nag Pachami, for instance. It celebrates a farmer's friend in an agrarian economy. But for snakes, rodents would finish off sprouts and seeds. That sense of gratefulness is what the festival means.
Aai celebrated each Shravan festival with all the fervour. Neither of them stood on strict observance of traditional praxis, yet they instilled in us the ambient feel that Shravan celebrates. No wonder, all the three of us are most conscientious in every which way.
Yet another beauty of Shravan is its uncertain climate changes. In naughty moodiness, it can beat the most reliable predictions climate wise. When we least expect rains, it showers, and whenever possible, the gentle sunlight plays hide-n-seek with us, making us happy, carefree kids even in big cities, and at advanced stages of our lives.
Let us continually celebrate the mischievous, gentle game of living life gracefully, tender under any duress, graceful beneath every pressure, that is the feel Shravan seems to instill, right? Long live Shravan in every second of our existence.
Pratima@ The Shravan feel should be our best companion throughout the year..
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