It has indeed been a very long Deepavali Festival holiday. The length of the holiday would have been bearable if not for the consistent fire-crackers that boomed and blared right from the eve of the auspicious holiday until tonight. What, in my interpretation is a holy celebration, has turned out to be something that has caused uneasiness and much dissatisfaction to their neighbours. You try and get a good night's sleep when all that ruckus continue well past midnight!
The holy festival seemed to be very a docile and modest celebration in previous years when neighbours drew beautiful and colourful 'kolams' and lit oil candles to brighten their homes. The only sounds you could hear coming from these neighbours' houses were the sounds of prayers of the faithful and laughter of merry makers.
Indeed one can argue that times change but it should not happen at the expense of morality and good values. Children will turn into adults but their respect for elders should grow stronger not weaken. Families may grow in wealth but that wealth should not be spent on unnecessary things like loud crackers and fireworks that can cause emotional pain to neighbours.
Change is good; but only if it is for the better.
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