Like the proverbial king, Diwali came, stayed and won. And went away, too. How to make it last forever? How to celebrate Diwali daily? A few tips here! May be, you can add a few, too.
Diwali feels good in households where it is welcome, right? I suppose, the same rule applies to people. Be with people who care for you, who welcome you, who celebrate you.
The corollary, obviously, would be to avoid like darkness (Diwali is the festival of lights, right?) people who hate you, deride you, demean you, consciously behave as if you are not there. Avoid a feast where you are not respected. So goes the proverb, anyways.
Next, make everyday a celebration of sorts. Does that mean daily you should have special food, new clothes, gifts, and the stuff? Not at all. Celebrating every day would mean making it special, spending it with a given goal, and with enthusiasm.
I suppose, to make everyday in to a Diwali, we must avoid the 'daughter in law' syndrome. What is it? May be, it might be different for millennials. Otherwise, in earlier generations, there are these women whose in-laws suffer from every possible dis-ease, especially psychological, while their own parents, siblings, et al are perfection!
Actually, the situation is exactly the other way round. Their own people are meanness and nastiness personified. They never choose to see it though. If at all their in-laws behave eccentrically, it is their own behaviour for sure that drove the much harassed souls to the unusual symptoms!
In other words, the moment you stop consciously finding faults that are not there because you choose to hate certain people out of your own wretchednesses, Diwali would be daily!
Pratima@ 'Diwali' is 'determined ideal wonderful and loving individualism"!
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