CONCRETE HUMANS
CONCRETE HUMANS
Hello everyone, hope you all are
fine. The festive season is back! It’s the time of the year when all of us are
in a joyful mood. Each and every festival from Raksha Bandhan, Independence Day,
Janmashtami to Ganesh Chaturthi and Durga Puja. This will continue till Diwali
and Christmas. Festivals are indeed a peculiar feature of a secular country
like India.
And
guess what we are happy about, ‘HOLIDAYS’. It is the period of the year during
which we get the most holidays. When a new year starts, the 1st
thing to feature in a newspaper headline is the no. of holidays (will it
increase or decrease). The nature of man is developed such that they can enjoy
holidays. We are becoming ‘Concrete’ in our senses and thoughts.
“What do we normally do during our
festivals? –10 hour sleep + 2 hour rest + eat + Repeat”.
The number of dahi handi mandals has
decreased from 1,500 to 200. The attendance of employees in government offices
for national holidays flag hoisting is worrisome. With all due respect, Shri
Rabindranath Tagore did not start Raksha Bandhan for a leave nor did Shri
Lokmanya Tilak start Ganesh Chaturthi for a two day holiday and a long weekend.
In this way, we forget the values
forwarded by our ancestors and do not realize the mistake commited by us. If
these practices are followed, India will soon become a WESTERN country.
Whatever
may be the reason, it is our birth right to preserve our cultural heritage and
feel proud about it. Actually, it teaches you a lot, if you don’t trust me, ask
the most elderly person in your family. It is high time that we give importance
to our festivals and enjoy it in a right manner.
“You
are invited to the festival of this world and your life is blessed”
-
Rabindranath Tagore
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