The festival of lights, and hopes....!!

              As I hear the bangs and booms of crackers around me, I feel happy and irritated at the same time... (which I'd thought was never possible).      It's Diwali...!!
             The very name sounds hope and newness..... enlightenment...!! I wonder if I really know what the festival actually means... Light, hope, cheer, joy, celebration, faith, love, belief, optimism, knowledge, wisdom, simplicity, happiness...... We light our houses and hearts with the illuminating love.... A festival to let go of all the year's grief, sorrow and hopelessness ....  It is the time we forget and forgive.... Start ourselves anew, afresh.... Bring ourselves and others, new hopes, and new inspirations.
            We wear smiles all through, share them and spread them. We look forward to new things, new people, renewing our relationships with the old ones.... We forget all our jealousies, misunderstandings, cold wars and hard feelings about our so-called relatives and friends and give them an all new hug of happiness....
" I still believe in you....!! I still believe in us...!!".
     The warm and loving hug that reflects our love, humanity and true selves. A hug that reflects our faith in future. We hold hands and enjoy the togetherness, oneness and affection.
      "Whatever we are, we are one!!"
      Lets celebrate.....
      Lets join hands for the new togetherness, new hopes and new future....!!
      Wish you all a happy, and cheerful festival full of hopes.....
       HAPPY DIWALI........