For a long time, we have not tried an acrostic, right? Let us try one today. A thought lingers behind it, too. Why is it that comfortably well-off, every which way, families shy away from rituals? An example or two may suffice.
Why is it that, even when they cannot spell the poor word properly, most families find-n-feel themselves to be 'ultra-modern' if they order a pizza on a Diwali day, if they stay out of the 'home'ly premises on a centrally important festival, if they hate themselves for following traditions? Here is hence an acrostic entitled "Rituals."
Rarely do they accord rituals any breath in the rarified 'I' space. Sure deny faith They badger the heart(h) of tradition use it they dare not, throw it in dustbin All moorings adrift a tsunami whirl, like flies in dung, unsure they swirl! S(w)oon souls, sound asleep, dreams dry!
Pratima@ Unlike any other community, we refuse to meaningfully hold on to the rituals which ARE our joint 'i'dentity actually! So to follow or not to follow rituals cannot exactly be a question, right?Why reject rituals to prove (y)our ultra-modernity? That actually is the real question!
Quote of the day: "Ritual is able to hold the long-discarded shards of our stories and make them whole again," thus reflects John O'Donohue reflects on rituals.
Word of the day: ritual A ritual is a sequence of actions, words, or movements performed in a structured, regular way—often imbued with symbolic, cultural, or religious significance.
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