Yes, it is a tie that is both, ever-abiding and ever-binding. Sure, not every other tie is like this one. Some are borne, some are worne, some may even be torn. Yet this particular tie is like Shakespeare's Cleopatra. Age cannot wither it. Neither can any new fangled fashion dither it. No wonder, it gets celebrated year after year, quietly and without any expectations in return, except the continuity of this tie.
Yes, you guessed it right. We are talking of the Rakshabandhan, the sisterly tie. You would agree with me that it ages better, unlike many other ties. A sister does not need anything from you. She is as settled in life as you are. Stable, mature, nostalgic, if there is anything you can at all give to her, it is a throwback to the memories of childhood.
When/if both of your parents are no more, she is the only link to that childhood oases long lost. Sure your brother, too, shares the bond. Brothers, however, may not be that emotionally involved, right? A sister is. Hence the need to celebrate this bond that is both, ever abiding and ever binding.
Actually, Rakshabandhan is more a north-western festival. The ubiquitous Bollywood made it part of the Indian ethos. Sisters these days, moreover, are quite independent and sassy. Hardly would they need any protection, unlike the sisters of the era of the invasions.
In other words, a sister is somebody who feels for you, to use a weird phrase in the Indian English, 'just like that only'. It is a relationship that ripens richly. Like the Narali Bhat that boasts of all that is best, right? Happy Raksha Bandhan!
Pratima@Actually, in Maharashtra, Shrawan Pournima is the day to celebrate Narali Pournima which marks the beginning of the end of the monsoon which signifies the calming down of the sea and the return to the sea for fishing. Well, such havock has the monsoon caused this year that it is yet again a stark reminder of the fact that we MUST tie a rakhee to Nature! In other words, high time, we develop an ever-abi(n)ding bond with this ever present existence by our side throughout our life!
As Raju is a shippie, Papa always offered a propitiatory puja to the sea god. I manage with Mutha, when in spate.
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