This is coming after a loooong break (don’t even get me started on why the break). I want to wish everyone a very very happy Diwali and a prosperous year ahead. 

We pray to Lord Ganesh and Goddess Laxmi to bring prosperity to our house. We invite Laxmiji to bless us with money and Ganeshji to remove all obstacles and bless us with intelligence. 

Diwali is also symbolic of the victory of good over evil. The day when Lord Ram came back to Ayodhya after defeating the demon Ravan. And also after completing 14 years in exile. It’s a symbol of the ideal son who renounced his royal life to keep his fathers promise. Symbolic of his wife and younger brother who went into exile with him because they loved him so much. People always say , give the example of Ram if you want to show what an ideal son and ruler should be. 

What about the husband aspect? Sorry about bringing some feminism into this. But for me he was not the ideal human being. Coz he couldn’t really be the ideal husband. Yes, he did fight a huge battle to bring back his wife but what after that? Agni pariksha? And then banishing her from his kingdom because of what a dhobi said? I’m not an expert on scriptures but that’s what the common story says right? That’s what you teach your son not to do. 

Let’s pray we can bring up our children free from all inhibitions and stereotypes. Let’s bring up our children as individuals and not girls or boys. Let’s teach them life skills alike. Let them both learn to cook and do laundry. Let them both be independent mentally and financially. Let’s teach our children that people will talk irrespective of what you do. “People are never happy”. So always do what your heart tells you to do. Put your mind and soul into your dreams. And then nothing can stop you from what you want to be. Believe in yourself.